The term Ohio is derived from the Seneca phrase for “big or lovely river,” which was used by the Iroquois tribe to refer to the Ohio River.¹⁾

Ohio was not legally recognized as a state until 1953, despite the fact that President Thomas Jefferson accepted it into the Union in 1803.²⁾

Ohio's state capital shifted three times in less than ten years before settling on Columbus in 1812.³⁾

William Henry Harrison, John Brown, Ulysses S. Grant, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Neil Armstrong, Langston Hughes, and John D. Rockefeller are all famous Ohioans.⁴⁾

Ohio has some of Hollywood's most famous citizens, including Steven Spielberg, Doris Day, Clark Gable, Bob Hope, Rob Lowe, Paul Newman, and Martin Sheen.⁵⁾

“Hang On Sloopy” has been recognized as Ohio's official state rock song.⁶⁾

The state motto of Ohio is “With God, All Things Are Possible”.⁷⁾

Twins from all over the country attend the annual Twins Day Celebration in Twinsburg, Ohio.⁸⁾

The Festival of Fish, Twins Day Festival, Grape Jamboree, Rock and Soul Festival, Ohio Scottish Game Weekend, and Ashtabula County Covered Bridge Festival are among Ohio's many yearly events.⁹⁾

Cedar Point, located in Sandusky, Ohio, has been dubbed the “Roller Coaster Capitol of the World” because to its 18 roller coasters.¹⁰⁾

The ACLU filed a lawsuit in 1997 arguing that Ohio's motto, “With God All Things Are Possible”, constituted an unlawful promotion of religion, but the action was rejected and Ohio kept its slogan.¹¹⁾

From 1977 to 1978, Jerry Springer, the notorious presenter of The Jerry Springer Show, was the mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio.¹²⁾

Pete Rose, the manager of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team, was handed a lifetime suspension from Major League Baseball in 1989 for illegally wagering on his own team.¹³⁾

The house used in the production of 1980's cult hit A Christmas Story in Cleveland, Ohio, was acquired 21 years later by an entrepreneur who spent $150,000 for the property on eBay and transformed it into a museum celebrating the film.¹⁴⁾

Dave Thomas built the first Wendy's fast-food restaurant in Columbus, Ohio, where he resided with his eight-year-old daughter, Wendy.¹⁵⁾