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How much do you know about the Buckeye State? Wendy's and the NFL both got their start in Ohio; learn more fun trivia with our list of interesting Ohio facts.

10 Outstanding Ohio Facts

1. Although President Thomas Jefferson accepted it into the United States in 1803, Ohio wasn’t officially declared a state until 1953 because of a congressional oversight.

2. Ohio changed its state capital three times in less than ten years, until it finally settled on Columbus in 1812.

3. Twinsburg, Ohio, hosts an annual Twins Day Festival, attended by twins from all over the country.

4. In 1997, the ACLU filed a lawsuit claiming that Ohio’s motto—“With God All Things Are Possible”—was an unconstitutional endorsement of religion, but the suit was dismissed, and Ohio retained its motto.

5. Jerry Springer, host of the controversial The Jerry Springer Show, was mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, from 1977 to 1978.
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6. With 18 roller coasters, Cedar Point, located in Sandusky, Ohio, has been nicknamed the “Roller Coaster Capital of the World.”

7. Made up of 18 different parks and reservations, Cleveland’s 21,000-acre Metroparks is more than twice as large as New York City’s Central Park.

8. The Pro Football Hall of Fame is located in Ohio, near the location where the NFL was born.

9. Dave Thomas opened the first Wendy’s fast-food restaurant in Columbus, Ohio, where he lived with his eight-year-old daughter, after whom the chain was named.
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10. Famous historical Ohio residents include William Henry Harrison, John Brown, Ulysses S. Grant, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Neil Armstrong, Langston Hughes, and John D. Rockefeller.

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