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The California state motto is Eureka!, a Greek word translated "I have found it!" The motto was adopted in 1849 and alludes to the discovery of gold in the Sierra Nevada. |
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Castroville, California is known as the Artichoke Capital of the World. In 1947 a young woman named Norma Jean was crowned Castroville's first Artichoke Queen. She went on to become actress Marilyn Monroe. |
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Reputed to be the most corrupt politician in Fresno County, California history, Vice-leader Joseph Spinney was mayor for only ten minutes. |
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