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Texas is known for its high school football, but also for its obsession with making everything as enormous as possible. Enter the homecoming mum, a tradition dating back to 1911 Missouri and the first-ever homecoming football game. Starting as a simple chrysanthemum flower adorned with ribbons to show school spirit, it’s been adapted to feature the more enduring fake flower festooned with yards and yards of ribbon, glitter, and umpteen thingamabobs and whatsits. Make one yourself at the library, which provides all the materials for these works of art that can easily break the bank if you go all out – high-end mums can cost more than $1,000! – Kat McNevins
