By Sarah Hartness
Introduction
This list covers interesting and fun facts about Ohio state, which includes weird, scary, and...
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One invention was the pop-top can, which made it possible to open cans without a...
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The self-starting car engine was invented in 1911, which saved drivers from having to manually...
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The brothers lived in Dayton, Ohio, and spent years here researching and testing aviation pieces...
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One of the interesting facts about the state of Ohio is that congress made its...
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It is a common tree in Ohio, mostly found in the western half of the...
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The Pro Football Hall of Fame is one of the famous landmarks in Ohio. The...
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The Cleveland nickname, the Rock and Roll Capital of the World was created due to...
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It is the seventh most populated state in the country. A majority of the population...
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This is equivalent to approximately 2,310,000 people. These people are not considered a part of...
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A fun fact about Ohio is that Ohio State University is the third-largest university in...
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Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, two neighbors from Cleveland, created him in 1933. They started...
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The team was established in 1869 and was originally called the Red Stockings. They started...
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It was a wagon, and it was first used in Akron, Ohio, in 1899. The...
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Cedar Point is the second oldest operating amusement park in the country, and it opened...
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One of the fun facts about Ohio is that the world's oldest and largest military...
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He was born on August 30th, 1930, in Wapakoneta, Ohio. He became the first person...
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Columbus is the 14th largest city in the United States. The city was established in...
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The cardinal was designated the official state bird in 1933. Cardinals were actually not originally...
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The deer was adopted as the state's official animal in 1988, and it was chosen...
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The flower was adopted as the official state flower in 1904, and it was chosen...
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The motto was adopted in 1959 after a contest to select one, and a 12-year-old...
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The gemstone was adopted as the state gemstone in 1965, as a lot of it...
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It was adopted in 1965. Tomato farming for commercial use started in 1870 and ended...
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It was made the official state insect in 1975, and there are many species of...
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Ohio is the only state with an official rock song. It was adopted in 1985...
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There are around 80,000 Amish living in Ohio. Most of them live in the northwestern...
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He was born in Cambridge, Ohio, on July 18th, 1921. He was the first American...
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The flag was adopted on May 9th, 1902, and its shape is officially called a...
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The county is in the northern part of the state, with Ohio bordering it to...
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It is the main produce from the state, even though it is also grown in...
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The presidents from the 1800s are Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield...
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It is at the Beer Barrel Saloon. Longer bars have been used temporarily, but this...
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The college opened in 1833, making it the oldest co-ed liberal arts college in the...
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He was one of the presidents born in Ohio and was a teacher before the...
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He was a senator for Ohio from 1825 and 1828. Before being a senator, he...
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One of the lesser-known historical facts about Ohio is that after the Revolutionary War, the...
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They lived here for many years before the settlers from Europe started taking over in...
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It means "beautiful river." The Iroquois originally named this river "Ohio" since they saw it...
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It was settled on April 7th, 1788, when General Rufus Putnam and his men landed...
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He was born in 1829 in Virginia and moved to Ohio when he was five...
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The name comes from the buckeye tree, which is common all over the state. The...
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The drumsticks are in David Grohl Alley, in Warren, Ohio, and are named after the...
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One of the interesting Ohio facts is that the lowest point in the state is...
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Campbell Hill is in Logan county, and it is named after Charles O. Campbell, who...
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Across Lake Erie to the north of Ohio is Ontario, Canada. Going counterclockwise from Lake...
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Cuyahoga Valley National Park, a famous landmark in Cleveland, covers 33,000 acres in northeastern Ohio...
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He was born in 1833 in North Bend, Ohio, at his grandfather's house, who happened...
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There were over 300,000 people from Ohio that served during the war, all fighting for...
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William Henry Harrison was the first president to die in office. He died of pneumonia...
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Other than the issues with British control and taxation, American settlers wanted to move west...
Conclusion
Ohio is an underrated state, and it has a lot of fun and interesting places...
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