Gold is California’s official state mineral, which makes perfect sense, since the discovery of gold in 1848 led to the famous Gold Rush that helped California grow so quickly.
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Ukraine’s metro (subway) stations are some of the deepest in the world — as deep as a 30-story building!
The first American children’s book was published in 1744 and was called “Little Pretty Pocket-Book”!
Giant kelp forests in the Pacific can grow up to 2 feet (60 centimeters) per day — that’s faster than any land plant and about the height of a medium-sized dog.
The Welsh television channel S4C was the world’s first channel to broadcast (show programs) solely in a minority language (language spoken by fewer people) when it launched in 1982!