3) California farms the maximum number of turkeys than any other American state.
4) The Pacific Park located on the admired Santa Monica Pier revives the theme parks previously speckling the marine regions beside the shores of the Pacific Ocean. The Park offers eleven entertaining rides, which include the classic hand-cut carousel, which was shown in the film "The Sting".
5) The eighth smallest county out of 58 counties of CA is the Alpine County. There are no Automated Teller Machines, high schools, banks, tooth doctors, or traffic signals.
6) Fallbrook in California organizes an Avocado Carnival every year and is named the Avocado Capital of the World. The area cultivates more number of avocadoes than any other county in the United States.
7) Kennedy Mine, situated in Jackson County, was one of the most affluent goldmines in the world in the 1850s. It was also the most cavernous mine in the Northern United States.
8) The Caswell Memorial State Park close to Manteca houses the riparian brush rabbit. The animal is only indigenous to the parks in California. The creature inhabits in about 255 acres extending down the formerly huge hardwood jungle of the region.
9) If anybody mistreats a butterfly in Pacific Grove, he or she is liable to pay a penalty of US $500.
10) The biggest exhibition of cowboy skills in the country is organized in Red Bluff, on the Tehama County Fairgrounds. It is held for three days.
11) In 1922, exhibitions on manufacturing toothpaste from the spin-offs of orange were famous tourist draws at the Los Angeles County Fair. Currently, the exhibition takes place in Pomona.
12) The California State Railroad Museum is situated in Sacramento, the capital of California. It is the biggest museum of its type in the Northern United States.
13) Many famous persons have been laid to rest at the Hillside Cemetery in Culver City. The names of these famous persons include George Jessel, Al Jolson, Jack Benny, Eddie Canter, and Percy Faith.
14) California Caverns has garnered the recognition of being the longest network of channels and caves in Mother Lode area, California.
15) San Bernardino County is the biggest county in the United States and the county covers nearly three million acres.
16) In 1926, U.S. novelist Zane Grey constructed an American Indian pattern house on the slope of the Catalina Island looking across the Avalon Bay. Grey spent a good number of years of his old age in the area. This house has turned into a hotel.
17) The highest number of bald eagles in winter is housed by the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge. It is situated in the continental U.S.
18) Richard Dana, the famous novelist, authored the book "Two Years Before the Mast". Dana motivated the name for the Dana Point Beach Group.
19) The Castle Air Museum in Atwater houses the biggest exhibit of army airplanes in California.
20) The Baker County Store has the record of selling the maximum number of succeeding tickets than any other shop in the state.
21) Joseph Spinney, a deputy leader, had the reputation of being the most dishonest official in the chronicles of Fresno County. He served as mayor just for 10 minutes.
22) In Groveland, The Iron Door Saloon has the recognition of being the earliest bar in California. The Saloon was built in 1852.
23) The biggest open air auditorium of the world is the Hollywood Bowl.
24) Joanne Woodward was the first individual to be honored by a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Woodward received it in 1960.
25) The warmest point in the United States is the Death Valley. It is not unusual if the mercury rises above 115° in the summer.
26) On April 2, 1902, the oldest movie theater was inaugurated in Los Angeles.
27) The Inyo National Forest houses the oldest surviving genus - the bristlecone pine. A limited number of the deformed trees are assumed to be more than 4,600 years old.
28) The biggest inland port in the world is the San Francisco Bay.
29) The biggest surviving tree is found in the Sequoia National Park. The perimeter of its stem is 102 feet.
30) The Richard Nixon Library is situated in Yorba Linda.
31) The Coachella Valley is dubbed as The Playground of Presidents and The Date Capital of the World.
32) One out of eight citizens in the U.S. resides in the state of California.
33) California houses the biggest economy among the U.S. states.
34) In terms of gross state product (GSP), California is the oldest state to ever attain an economy worth one trillion dollars.
35) If the economic volume of California were quantified by itself to other nations, it would have got the position of the seventh biggest economy in the world.
36) In comparison to other states, Los Angeles is rated as the 4th biggest economy in the U.S.
37) The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum is located in Simi Valley.
38) It is approximately calculated that there are around 500,000 noticeable seismic quakes in the state every year.
39) At the time of Otis Redding's wedding at the Fillmore West in San Francisco, he lived on a barge in Sausalito. During that period, he composed his final song and the most famous number: "The Dock of the Bay."
40) The state slogan is Eureka!, which is a Greek expression meaning "I have found it!" This slogan was espoused in 1849 and refers to the unearthing of gold in the Sierra Nevada region.
41) California is named differently such as The El Dorado State, The Land of Milk and Honey, The Grape State and The Golden State.
42) Every year, over 300,000 tons of grapes are cultivated in the state.
43) The volume of wine made by California is over 17 million gallons annually.
44) The formal state tree of California is the redwood tree. The Sequoia National Park houses a few of the giant redwood trees that are over 2,000 years old.
45) The official animal of the state is the California grizzly bear (Ursus californicus) and the official flower of the state is the California poppy.
46) California is home to two of the most populated cities in the U.S. - San Diego and Los Angeles.
47) Fresno County declares itself as the Raisin Capital of the World.
48) The tallest and lowest points in the continental U.S. are inside 100 miles of each other. Bad Water in Death Valley is 282 feet under sea level and Mount Whitney is 14,495 feet tall.
49) Castroville is referred to as the Artichoke Capital of the World. Norma Jean, a young lady was honored as the first Artichoke Queen of Castroville in 1947. Norma Jean advanced to turn into Marilyn Monroe, the famous movie star.
50) The Proposition 215 in California in 1996 was the oldest remedial marijuana program throughout the state to be ratified in the United States, which had lawyers engaged for a long period.
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