Posted by Andrew Hickey on Dec 14, 2009 in
Travel |
A few months ago I wrote a piece called “25 Interesting (And Odd) New York Facts” for my blog. It received many “re-tweets”, a few comments and a lot of clicks to my site. It is still in my top 10 most read blog entries since I posted it back in July. So I figured why not mooch off that story’s popularity with a sequel featuring another U.S. state.
California is a part of the United States that provides travelers with many great attractions such as the Golden Gate Bridge, Lego Land, Highway 1 and tasty Mexican food. But it is also home to the likes of Paris Hilton, the “Governator” and the Brooklyn…er I mean Los Angeles Dodgers. So sit back, relax and enjoy a little California love.
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California is bigger than eighty-five of the smallest nations in the world.
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Nicknames include The El Dorado State, The Golden State, The Grape State, and The Land of Milk and Honey.
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Death Valley is the hottest and driest place in the United States. Summer temperatures reach over 120 F!
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About sixty percent of the world’s tallest trees can be viewed along the 31 mile Avenue of the Giants.
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California is the king of dairy production in the United States.
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Do not even think of molesting a butterfly in California. A law on the books will fine offenders $500.
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Like turkey? California produces more of the gobbling bird than any other state.
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Los Angeles ranks as the fourth largest economy in the United States when compared to other states.
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The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles is the world’s largest outdoor amphitheater.
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The Raisin Capital of the World is located in Fresno.
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The Artichoke Capital of the World is located in Castroville.
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The world’s largest almond plant is located in Sacramento. It turns out 12 million pounds per day in during the high season.
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With more than 300,000 tons of grapes grown each year, California produces 17 million gallons of wine annually.
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San Francisco is home to the Classic Toy Museum, Pez Memorabilia Museum and American Antique Slot Machine Museum.
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One out of every eight music festivals in the United States is held in California.
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The oldest Jazz Festival is held every September in Monterrey.
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California has the largest economy in the United States.
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If the size of California ’s economy were to be measured by itself to other countries, it would rank the 7th largest economy in the world.
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More than 87 million people board a plane each year in California.
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The massive migration caused by the Gold Rush was the largest in the history of the world.
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Between 1848 and 1852, four short years, California’s population grew from 14,000 to 223,000.
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The first motion picture theater in the United States opened in Los Angeles on April 2, 1902.
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San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge has enough steel wires in its to circle the earth’s equator 3.5 times.
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Blue jeans, Barbie Dolls, the pill, white zinfandel wine, soda, the computer “mouse,” the wetsuit, and theme parks were all invented in California.
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One out of every eight United States residents live in California.
Tags: california, los angeles, sacramento, San Diego, san francisco
The first freeway in the United States connects Pasadena, CA to Downtown Los Angeles. That particular stretch of freeway is quite odd and dangerous to cover at normal freeway speeds. It’s total span has long since expanded, and is now called the 110.
Almost spit out my coffee, I laughed so hard when viewing that “seal”! A lot in here I didn’t know! And #4 is exactly why I want to take a drive through Cali before too much longer. Have wanted to do that since I was a kid.