1. California
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4. World's first McDonald's restaurant opened in San Bernardino, California. The journey of McDonald's, the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, began in 1940, with a restaurant opened by brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald in San Bernardino, California

5. Fortune cookie, Apple computer, theme park (Disneyland), Frisbee, blue jeans and the Barbie doll are all invented in California

6. California is the first state ever to become a trillion dollar economy in gross state product. If California were a country, it would be the sixth-largest economy in the world. In 2015, it surpassed France to become world's sixth-largest economy

7. Los Angeles is ranked the fourth largest economy in the United States compared to other states.

8. California produces more than 17 million gallons of wine each year.
There are more than 300,000 tons of grapes grown in California annually.
California produces more than 17 million gallons of wine each year.

9. One out of every eight United States residents lives in California.

10. San Francisco Bay is the world's largest landlocked harbor.
San Francisco population grew 180 times during the seven years of Gold Rush ( ), from about 200 to over 36,000

11. California accounts for about half of fruit acreage in USA
California accounts for about half of fruit acreage in USA. California is the largest producer of grapes, strawberries, peaches, nectarines, kiwifruit, prunes, plums, dates, avocadoes, lemons, tangerines, garlic and onion

12. California is the only state that has hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics. Los Angeles hosted Summer Olympics twice (1932 and 1984) and Squaw Valley near Lake Tahoe hosted Winter Olympics in 1960

13. California has more national parks than any other state in USA
California has more national parks than any other state in USA. Of the 59 national parks in USA, California has 9 national parks, followed by Alaska (eight), Utah (five), and Colorado (four)

14. The avocado was introduced from Mexico to California in the 19th century, and has become a successful cash crop. Currently, more than 95% of United States' avocado production comes from California. Fallbrook is nicknamed "Avocado Capital of the World"

15. California was originally known as the Grizzly Bear State.
As California boomed—and the bear population was wiped out—it became the Golden State.