Mar 6, 2025 - History

Ohio facts you probably didn't know

Ohio celebrated its 222nd birthday March 1, so let's party with these odd facts about the Buckeye State you probably didn't know.

😮 Our "Oz" connections: Dr. Oz was born in Cleveland, as was Margaret Hamilton, the wicked witch in "The Wizard of Oz."

🃏 Things invented here: Cheez-Its (Dayton), chewing gum (Mount Vernon) and the Uno card game (Reading).

🏖 "Beach" communities without a beach: Beach City (Stark County) and Beachwood (Cuyahoga County).

👀 Weird things to find here: A Fabergé egg (Cleveland), Hitler's urinal (Athens), Berlin Wall segments (Bexley and Cincinnati) and helium airship crash sites (Noble County).

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