The San Francisco 49ers, an American football club headquartered in California, were named after the gold-seekers who rushed to the state in 1849.¹⁾

Mount Whitney, 14,494 feet above sea level, is California's highest peak.²⁾

Death Valley is the lowest location in California, at 282 feet below sea level.³⁾

California is the most populous state in the United States, with a population of 39.5 million people.⁴⁾

The hula hoop, the Egg McMuffin, Barbie, WD-40, California rolls (sushi), Cobb salad, the Shirley Temple (alcoholic beverage), and the nicotine patch are among California inventions.⁵⁾

If California were a nation, it would have the world's fifth-largest economy, greater than the United Kingdom, France, or India.⁶⁾

The film business, the hippie counterculture, the Internet, the personal computer, fast food, and beach culture all originated in California.⁷⁾

After Alaska and Texas, California is the third biggest state.⁸⁾

At 1,040 miles long and 560 miles broad, California is almost the same size as France, Spain, and Sweden combined.⁹⁾

California has more national parks than any other state, with 9 of the 59 parks.¹⁰⁾

Humans first arrived in California 130,000 years ago.¹¹⁾

Californians drive to work for an average of 29 minutes each trip.¹²⁾

California has eight of the top ten most expensive home markets in the United States. The average property price in the two most costly regions, Newport Beach and Palo Alto, is more over $2.5 million.¹³⁾

San Jose, California, the Silicon Valley center, is regarded as the most expensive city in America.¹⁴⁾

Unfortunately, many Californians are homeless, accounting for more than 30% of the entire homeless population in the United States.¹⁵⁾