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In the late 1850s,
Kennedy Mine, located in Jackson, served as one of the richest gold
mines in the world and the deepest mine in North America.
In Pacific Grove
there is a law on the books establishing a $500 fine for molesting
butterflies.
Located in
Sacramento, the
California
State Railroad Museum is the largest museum of its kind in North
America.
Bowling on the
sidewalk is illegal in Chico.
Death Valley in
southern
California is the lowest point in the United States at 282 feet
below sea level.
If your dogs are
found mating within 500 years of a church in
Los
Angeles, you could be punished by a fine of $500 and/or six months
in prison.
It is estimated that
each year there are approximately 500,000 detectable seismic tremors
in
California.
Los
Angeles law forbids you from licking a toad.
Totaling nearly three
million acres, San Bernardino County is the largest county in the
entire United States.
The hottest day ever
recorded in the United States was on July 10, 1913 at Death Valley,
California,
when the temperature reached a scorching 135 degrees.
Over 30,000,000 Legos
were used to construct the attractions and decorations at Legoland in
Carlsbad,
California.
You may not hunt
moths under street lights in
Los
Angeles.
You are breaking the
law if you grow oleander flowers in Norco.
The best view in the United States is at
Mount Diablo State Park. From the top of the 3,849 foot summit
more of the earth's surface can be seen than any other peak in the
world, except Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa.
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