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Larry E Lambert
California Unveiled: 15 Surprising Facts
2 days ago
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It wasn't always 'The Sunshine State."
When you hear the word ’California” what comes to mind? Do you think of sunshine and liberal politics? Hollywood? Eccentric people? Possibly, depending on where we get our news. What’s an accurate picture of California? I don’t know.
My wife was actually born in California, but didn’t spend much time there as she and her family hit the highway and moved back to Oklahoma when she was very young. Sheer size alone should make for some diversity. So, after some research, here are some things you didn’t know about California.
First of all, why is it a lima bean ranch and not a lima bean farm? Also, when Beverly Hills became home to swimming pools, movie stars, did it try to scrap the lima bean ranch thing form its bio?
It’s a redwood named General Sherman and its circumference at the ground is 102.6 feet. And millions of dogs throughout the world dream of visiting it.
To help those afflicted, in 1851 the Insane Asylum of California at Stockton was constructed. It’s now known by the more politically correct name, Stockton State Hospital. The name has changed, but the facility still adheres to those high standards established in 1851. Okay, I’m just guessing on that last part.
However, after the Grizzlies were hunted to near extinction, it became known as the Golden State. We will see what they call it if the gold market crashes.
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