Facts about the state of California

State flower :

Golden Poppy

State Bird :

California Quail

State Tree :

California Redwood

State Motto :

Eureka I have found it

• California has more national parks than any other of the 50 states.
• It is the third largest state in the union.
• The states official nickname is "the golden state" which refers to the gold rush, the nickname also refers to the states golden fields and sunshine.
• The name California was first used to designate the region by the Spanish expedition led by Juan Rodr'edguez Cabrillo , as it sailed northward along the coast from Mexico in 1542. The name itself was probably derived from a popular Spanish novel published in 1510 in which a fictional island paradise named California was described.
• Until 1967, LSD was legal in California
• Mahatma Ghandi is buried in California
• California is the most populous US state with a population of roughly 30 million
• California consumes more bottled water than any other product.
• California has issued 6 drivers licenses to people named Jesus Christ