Five Fun Facts about Omaha:
• If you want a job that involves calling people on the phone, there’s a good chance you can find one in Omaha, where more than two dozen telecommunications call centers employ about 20,000 people in one of the largest centers of telemarketing in the country.
• Omaha is the hometown of billionaire business genius Warren Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway company is based here.
• Craving prime rib? Omaha is, of course, home of the delectable and popular Omaha Steaks brand of meat.
• Speaking of steak, Omahans like to eat. Some say the city has the most restaurants per capita in the country.
• Omaha hosts the Division-I NCAA College World Series every year at Rosenblatt Stadium.
Famous People from Omaha:
Fred Astaire, Marlon Brando, Warren Buffett, Chip Davis, Fred Henry Fonda, Gerald Ford, Bob Gibson, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns, Chris Klein, Malcolm X, Nick Nolte, Conor Oberst, Alex Payne, Andy Roddick, Gale Sayers, Nicholas Sparks, Lawrence Welk, Paula Zahn
Local Slang:
Beans – That stuff growing in all the fields outside town (besides corn); it’s short for soybeans, not green beans.
The Big O – Omaha’s nickname, from the Chamber of Commerce
Dodge – The main street through town
Huskers – The University of Nebraska-Lincoln mascot; term is specifically synonymous with the football team; through fall, the state suffers a red madness.
Pedestrians – The five or so people you may see walking in a given day; everyone drives in this city.
Pop – Definitely Omaha’s word for soda