california state facts.. 8^) ~*spookygal75*~

The California redwood is a prehistoric tree. All trees are descended from the redwood. The coastal climate protected them from the great ice sheets during previous ice ages.

Onions, onions, who's got the onions? Did you know that California produces 25 percent of the nation's onions and 43 percent of the nation's green onions..



During the California Gold Rush of 1849 miners sent their laundry to Honolulu for washing and pressing. Due to the extremely high costs in California during these boom years it was deemed more feasible to send the shirts to Hawaii for servicing..

Abnormally high concentrations of carbon dioxide in the vicinity of Mammoth Mountain, a volcano in eastern California have led the US Forest Service to close down a nearby campsite amid reports of near-asphyxiation among campers and forest rangers. Today, there is no summit activity at the volcano, but enough carbon dioxide is seeping out on the flanks to kill large patches of trees..

The state of California has issued 6 drivers licenses to Jesus Christ..

Lombard Street in San Francisco, California has the most twists and turns of any street in the world..

California consumes more bottled water than any other product..

California is known variously as "The Land of Milk & Honey," "The El Dorado State," "The Golden State," and "The Grape State."

It is estimated that each year there are approximately 500,000 detectable seismic tremors in California.

Dick and Mac McDonald opened the first McDonald's restaurant in San Bernardino, California.

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