CALIFORNIA

Watermelon snow is a natural California phenomenon that turns snow pink or red due to microscopic algae.

California produces 80% of the world's almonds. Spanish missionaries introduced almond trees to the region in the late 18th century.

The Hollywood sign originally read "Hollywoodland" from 1923 to 1949, when it was the name of a housing development in the Hollywood Hills.

The name California comes from a Spanish romance novel written in 1510 that described a mythical island ruled by a queen named Califia.

The Greek word "Eureka" has been on the state seal since 1849, and it means "I have found it"

In the 1840s, people rushed to California in search of gold, which led to the Gold Rush.

Gold is the state mineral of California

California's coast is made up of more than 20,000 rocks and small islands, including Catalina Island and Channel Islands National Park.