We've already done one of these on Mississippi, so let's get out a bigger shovel and find five more odd things. Shall we?
5. The Rebel is a Big Black Bear
That's right, Colonel Reb was retired in 2003 and replaced in 2010 with "Rebel" the big black bear. This technically makes the Alabama vs. Ole Miss game illegal in the state of Alabama. All jokes aside, it's kind of a nice loophole when you can get away with clinging to your confederate roots by just naming a cute animal after it. That's like getting the football team in Washington to adopt the Red Poison Dart Frog as a mascot and just naming it "RedSkin.