1. A vandal terrorized the stop signs downtown Portland placing stickers on them so that they read “poop.” Removing them must have been a really crappy job. 
2. Oregon has lots of love for llamas, in fact one-fourth of the country’s total llama population lives here.
3. Oregon has more ghost towns than any other state in the country. There are over 60 of them, including deserted gold mining towns.
4. Campers freakin' love the state park system. There are 159 yurts in 19 parks in Oregon. What's a yurt, you ask? It's a circular, portable tent structure that's perfect for camping. You're welcome, hippies!
5. Crater Lake is the deepest in the U.S. and was actually pooled in the remains of a volcano.
6. The Simpsons takes place in Oregon. In 2012, creator Matt Groening finally put the debate to rest by confirming that it’s Springfield, Ore.
7. Which when you realize Matt Groening was born and raised in Portland its not that big of a surprise. Heck, even a number of the characters’ names are inspired by the city’s street names.
8. Portland’s name was decided with a coin toss. Had the coin landed on the other side, the city would have been named Boston. Seriously.
9. St. Patrick's Day isn't just for pounding back green beer. Back in 1948, Mill Ends Park in Portland was created for the leprechauns and as a place to race snails. The critters don't have far to go—the park measures only two feet across, and is considered the world's smallest official park.
10. And in childhood geek out news: Most of the Hollywood film "The Goonies" was shot in here in Astoria.
11. Portland is home to the annual World Naked Bike Ride, in which over 10,000 naked cyclists take part. That makes it the largest of its kind in the world.
12. Portland is also home to the most strip clubs per capita than any other city in the country.
13. The state of Oregon has one city named Sisters and another called Brothers.
14. Speaking of “sister” cities… Oregon also has a town named Boring—which is the sister city of the Scotland town of Dull. They even have their own state holiday “Boring and Dull Day.” Whether either city has lived up its name we’ll leave up to you.
15. Once place that is never dull though is Portland. Thanks in no small part to the fact that it has the most movie theaters and restaurants per capita.
16. It's illegal to box with a kangaroo in Oregon. Which is just sound advice, if you ask me.
17. While it's illegal to buy and sell marijuana in Oregon, you can still legally smoke it on your own property. Ganja pride!
18. Portland's is home to over 60 breweries, and has more microbreweries than any other city in the world. Sure does give a new meaning to "Happy Hour," doesn't it? 
19. Speaking of happiness, you can enjoy your brew with your furry friend. Portland allows residents to bring their dogs into pubs.
20. Anyone who has ever written an essay at midnight the night before it was due, thank Oregon because the very first wiki website was created in Portland in 1994.
21. Bluebirds get the royal treatment in Bickleton, Ore. This town is filled with bluebird houses, driving through you can see one on the posts of every house.
22. Forget the biggest frying pan, or the biggest ball of twine.. Forest Grove, Ore. is home to the world’s tallest barber shop pole.
23. On the flip side, Silver Falls Park is the largest park in Oregon, and features all sorts of forested hiking trails and 10 amazing waterfalls. Bask in their glory. Bask, I tell you! 
24. Ministers in Marion aren't permitted to eat garlic before beginning a sermon. That's minister, not vampire, in case you were confused for a moment.
25. Whorehouse Meadows in Harney County was given that name for good reason. It was actually used to get ladies of the night together with sheep and cattle herders under a canvas tent. The name was eventually changed to "Naughty Girl Meadows” in the ’60s, but by 1971, the name was changed back.
26. In 1949 Portland elected their first-ever female mayor, Dorothy McCullough Lee—who promptly killed all the fun by banning pinball machines.
27. If you enjoy fishing, be careful what you bring as bait. It's actually illegal to use canned corn as fish bait in the state. So there's that. 
28. Legend has it there be buried pirates booty at Neahkahnie Mountain. Many believe there are a series of clues, that if followed will lead to buried dubloons, or whatever pirates like to bury.
29. Speaking of underground goodies... Portland and Bend, Ore. are the only cities built a top extinct in the contiguous U.S.
30. The caves in the Oregon Caves National Monument were discovered in 1874 and are carved completely out of solid marble.
31. The state of Oregon doesn't have a sales, liquor, or restaurant tax. Which is pretty flippin' sweet.
32. Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, built in 1880, is a great place to be dead, or so the 467,000 cremated individuals who have made it their final resting place say—we assume, or else this place would be wicked haunted, right? 
33. In Portland you're not allowed to whistle underwater. Maybe because it goes by another name—drowning!
34. Want to have your mind blown? In 1843, the same year of the Oregon Trail migration, the fax machine was invented by Scottish mechanic named Alexander Bain.
35. No more than two people are permitted to share a single beverage in Stanfield. So, get your own, you freeloader!
36. The Tillamook Cheese Factory is the biggest in the world.
37. Proving that there eco friendly ways are not a fad, Oregon was the very first state to ban the use of non-returnable bottles and cans way back in 1971.
38. Proving once and for a all that size doesn’t matter meet D River in Lincoln City. The world’s shortest river is only 121 feet long! 
39. The Carousel Museum in Albany houses the largest collection of classic carousel horses in the world. It's a little creepy, but what are you going to do?
40. And if you own a home in Beaverton, you need to purchase a $10 permit before you can install a burglar alarm. There's something to be said for being official, I guess.
41. Even the Starbucks baristas and Target cashiers have Master's degrees in Portland. The city has more literate residents than any other U.S. city.
42. There are 16 hot springs here. And Oregonians totally take every opportunity to relax in one. I mean, wouldn't you? 
43. It's illegal to leave a container full of human feces on the side of any road in the state. Any road in case you were wondering.
44. Another loony law: dishes have to drip dry. The dry setting on your dishwasher, be damned!
45. Portland is the only major city in the U.S. to have a dormant volcano.
46. In Oregon babies may not be transported on a car's running board. Because that was a problem at one point?
47. Have you ever heard the phrase: “Don’t take any wooden nickels”? You’ve got Bend, Ore. to thank for that. When the only bank in town closed in 1933 Bend printed their own money, on wood. It’s still considered legal tender, and worth a lot more than its face value—so actually you should accept wooden nickles.
48. Get your fill of sausages and giant pretzels in Portland—the city has over 70 food cart/truck vendors, making it the best in the world for street food. Can you say yum?
49. The Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center in Oregon holds the largest collection of rosaries in the world.
50. Portland has the highest percentage of white people in the U.S. Over 70 percent of residents are white.
51. The world's oldest teenage drag queen pageant (yes, it's a thing) is held in Portland. In the words of RuPaul, "You betta werk!" 
52. In summer the sands of the Oregon Coast glow. No it’s not proof of alien playing tricks on us, its a result of tiny little forms of phytoplankton called dinoflagellates washing ashore which are bioluminescent.
53. Oregon was home to the world’s largest log cabin, built in 1905 in honor of the Lewis and Clark expedition, it was a half acre in size—that is until it burned down in an epic fire in 1964.
54. And Oregon's state flag is the only one in the country to have different designs on each side.
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