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10 Golden California Facts
California or bust! Adventure through the best, weirdest, and craziest California facts to learn all about the Golden State and why it's still so alluring.
1. The San Francisco 49ers, a California-based American football team, was named after the gold-seekers who flocked to the state in 1849.
2. The entire coastline of California is an official national monument named "California Coastal National Monument."
3. With a population of 39.5 million people, California is the most populous US state.
4. Inventions from California include the hula hoop, the Egg McMuffin, Barbie, WD-40, California rolls (sushi), Cobb salad, the Shirley Temple (alcoholic beverage), and the nicotine patch.
5. At least 115,000 Californians are homeless, which is over 20% of the total US homeless population.
6. The original name of Los Angeles was "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora Reina de Los Angeles Sobre el Rio Porciuncula." It translates to "The River of Our Lady Queen of the Angels of Porciuncula.”
7. California was originally called the Grizzly Bear State. However, grizzly bears were hunted to extinction in California, so now it's called the Golden State.
8. California has hosted both the Winter and Summer Olympics, the only state to do so.
9. California is home to the oldest and tallest trees on Earth.
10. Water is so scarce in California that farmers make more money selling their water supply than by planting food.
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10 Golden California Facts
California or bust! Adventure through the best, weirdest, and craziest California facts to learn all about the Golden State and why it's still so alluring.
1. The San Francisco 49ers, a California-based American football team, was named after the gold-seekers who flocked to the state in 1849.
2. The entire coastline of California is an official national monument named "California Coastal National Monument."
3. With a population of 39.5 million people, California is the most populous US state.
4. Inventions from California include the hula hoop, the Egg McMuffin, Barbie, WD-40, California rolls (sushi), Cobb salad, the Shirley Temple (alcoholic beverage), and the nicotine patch.
5. At least 115,000 Californians are homeless, which is over 20% of the total US homeless population.
6. The original name of Los Angeles was "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora Reina de Los Angeles Sobre el Rio Porciuncula." It translates to "The River of Our Lady Queen of the Angels of Porciuncula.”
7. California was originally called the Grizzly Bear State. However, grizzly bears were hunted to extinction in California, so now it's called the Golden State.
8. California has hosted both the Winter and Summer Olympics, the only state to do so.
9. California is home to the oldest and tallest trees on Earth.
10. Water is so scarce in California that farmers make more money selling their water supply than by planting food.
For more interesting California facts, check out our article here: factretriever.com/california-facts
And don't forget to subscribe to your YouTube channel for more amazing facts about the world and beyond:
youtube.com/channel/UCZxmYOAglFN29DPr7mEaDLQ
