20 cool facts about California

Tourist attractions such as Disneyland, Yosemite National Park, the Golden Gate Bridge, Hollywood, Point Reyes National Seashore, San Simeon State Park, Sequoia National Park, are all in California. Tweet This

Arnold Schwarzenegger was a governor of the state. Tweet This

A bill, giving Californian illegal emigrant college students financial aid from the state fund, was called the “Dream Act” (2011). Tweet This

The Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937 and was the world’s most spread out suspension bridge. Tweet This

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Los Angeles International is the 6th busiest airport in the world. Tweet This

San Francisco Bay is the world’s biggest landlocked harbour. Tweet This

Wine industry of California has annual production of over 18 million gallons of wine. Tweet This

Fresno, California is known as the Raisin Capital of the World.  Tweet This

Lassen Peak is one of the 2 active volcanoes (excluding Alaska and Hawaii) with last activity in 1917.  Tweet This

Jerry Brown was elected twice governor of California: in 1975 and then again in 2010. Tweet This

Joe DiMaggio, John Fremont, William Randolph Hearst, George S. Patton, Richard Nixon, Marilyn Monroe, Robert Redford, Jack London and John Steinbeck all come from California. Tweet This

The phrase “seeing the elephant” originates from the Gold Rush. Tweet This

More turkeys are grown in California than in any other state. Tweet This

The first McDonald’s restaurant opened in San Bernardino.  Tweet This

California grows over 99% of all dates in the U.S. Tweet This

Castroville, California is the Artichoke Capital of the World. In 1947, Norma Jean, later known as Marilyn Monroe, was crowned Artichoke Queen. Tweet This

Fallbrook is the Avocado Capital of the World and annually hosts an Avocado Festival. Tweet This

The largest three-day rodeo in the USA is held in Red Bluff, on the Tehama County Fairgrounds. Tweet This

Called “the most corrupt politician in Fresno County history”, Joseph Spinney was mayor for only ten minutes. Tweet This

During the Gold Rush, miners used to send their laundry to Hawaii for washing and pressing as it was much cheaper compared to local prices. Tweet This