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The 2011 Joplin tornado destroyed six schools that served over half of the district's 7,911 students.

The 2011 Joplin tornado was on the ground for about 30 minutes.

The 2011 Joplin tornado carved a six-mile path through the city with winds exceeding 200 miles per hour.

The 2011 Joplin tornado killed 161 people, making it the deadliest in the U.S. in more than 50 years.

The 2011 Joplin tornado destroyed 500 businesses and nearly 7,500 houses, which was over one-third of the city's housing stock.

The 2011 Joplin tornado was a rain-wrapped wedge that grew to one mile in width.

The weather in Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011 was bright and cloudless before the tornado.

Joplin was a city of 50,000 people when the tornado struck in 2011.

C.J. Huff is the former superintendent of schools in Joplin, Missouri.

C.J. Huff is the former superintendent of schools in Joplin, Mo.

The U.S. Postal Service commissioned Peter Max to design the 'Preserve the Environment' stamp for Expo '74.

Peter Max's wife, Mary Max, died by suicide in 2019.

Taylor Swift remembered that during her youth on family vacations to Cape May, she would stop to look at Peter Max paintings displayed in a commercial gallery window.

In 2010, Peter Max painted an adaptation of a Taylor Swift album cover.

Taylor Swift said in 2010 that Peter Max's art 'is like another world to me'.

Products branded 'Peter Max' sold on cruise ships were, in many cases, created by day laborers who were paid the minimum wage.

In 1981, Peter Max painted the Statue of Liberty on the White House lawn and invited President Reagan to add a brushstroke.

In 2013, Peter Max created the livery for Norwegian Cruise Line's 144,000-ton ship, the Breakaway.

Peter Max was commissioned to create clocks for General Electric and advertisements for the New York City Marathon, the Grammy Awards, and several Super Bowls.

Andy Warhol wrote in his diaries that Peter Max was a 'businessman trying to be an artist' who received $100,000 for a portrait.