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Factoid #53 - The oldest pair of shoes ever discovered was found in Oregon's Fort Rock Cave in 1938. Made of woven sagebrush bark, these sandals date back roughly 10,000 years.
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Factoid #52 - The creator of the Simpsons - Matt Groening is from Portland.
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Factoid #51 - Oregon is the only state with an official state nut—the hazelnut (also called a filbert)—and produces 99% of the entire U.S. supply.
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Factoid #50 - In 1996, a $7.3 million rehabilitation facility was built specifically for Keiko (the whale from Free Willy) at the Oregon Coast Aquarium.
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Factoid #49 - The Oregon Dunes (near Florence) were the direct inspiration for the sci-fi epic Dune.
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Factoid #48 - Oregon State University professor Ernest Wiegand perfected the modern, shelf-stable, brined maraschino cherry method between 1925 and 1931.
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Factoid #47 - A 30-foot hemlock log, known as the "Old Man of the Lake," has been floating upright in Crater Lake for over a century.
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Factoid #46 - The world's only Bigfoot Trap is located in the Siskiyou National Forest. It’s a 10-by-10-foot wood and metal box built in 1974.
Factoid #45 - Lost Lake, near Mount Hood, disappears every summer, draining through volcanic lava tubes into an underground aquifer.
Factoid #44 - The town of Cannon Beach actually got its name from a specific shipwreck. In 1846, the Navy schooner USS Shark wrecked nearby, and one of its deck cannons eventually washed ashore, leading locals to rename the settlement in its honor.
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Factoid #43 - Most people know about "squatter's rights" (adverse possession), but Oregon has one of the highest bars in the nation for actually winning a claim.
Factoid #42 - Legally, the Oregon Coast from the vegetation line to the water is still classified as a State Highway by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT).
Factoid #41 - While the 1967 Beach Bill famously declared Oregon’s beaches "public," it didn't actually seize the land from every owner. Instead, it created a Public Easement.
Factoid #40 - Coastal counties often have lower tax bills than the Portland Metro area due to lower permanent tax rates and lower assessed values.
Factoid #39 - Long before the Lewis and Clark expedition, local oral histories from the Tillamook tribes spoke of a "giant with very dark skin" who survived a shipwreck in the 1700s near Cascade Head.
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Factoid #38 - Periodically, millions of small, blue, jellyfish-like creatures called Velella velella wash ashore, turning entire beaches a striking cobalt blue.
Factoid #37 - Until the mid-1900s, there were no bridges along the coastal route that later became US highway 101; stagecoaches made the trip by driving on the sandy beaches.
Factoid #36 - Oregon offers shoppers the benefit of NO SALES TAX.
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Factoid #35 - Coastal development is heavily regulated to protect the public's access and the natural landscape, contributing to a scarcity of buildable land that helps maintain high property values over time.
Factoid #34 - Oregon has over 250 state parks, with the coast hosting seven of the top 10 most visited day-use parks.
