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→Miscellaneous Facts: Although it doesn't specifically mention the Nebraska supreme court finding the use of the electric chair unconstitutional, it does list each state's method of execution.
==Miscellaneous Facts==
==Miscellaneous Facts==
Nebraska was the only state to use the electric chair as its sole method of [[Capital punishment|execution]].<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,206131,00.html]</ref>, although now it uses lethal injection after a ruling by the Nebraska Supreme Court stated the electric chair was unconstitutional
Nebraska was the only state to use the electric chair as its sole method of [[Capital punishment|execution]].<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,206131,00.html]</ref>, although now it uses lethal injection after a ruling by the Nebraska Supreme Court stated the electric chair was unconstitutional <ref> [http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/methods-execution] </ref>
In the world of sports, the football team of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is the state's pride and joy, having won five national championships.<ref>[http://sharkfeet.tripod.com/history.htm]</ref>
In the world of sports, the football team of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is the state's pride and joy, having won five national championships.<ref>[http://sharkfeet.tripod.com/history.htm]</ref>