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- Arizona achieved statehood on Valentine’s Day in 1912.
- The Grand Canyon is one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
- Lake Mead and Lake Mohave are two of the longest lakes in the United States.
- The bola tie, a cord fastened with a clasp, is the official state neckwear because it was created by Arizonan Vic Cedarstaff.
- The world’s largest solar telescope is located at Kitts Peak National Observatory.
- Arizona’s most abundant mineral is copper.
- The original London Bridge was taken apart and reconstructed in Lake Havasu City.
- Arizona has the largest percentage of its land set aside as Native American land.
- At one time, camels were used to carry goods across Arizona.
- Yuma averages 332 days of sunny skies a year, the most of any place in the United States.
- Arizona has towns named Christmas and Santa Claus.
- The famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral took place in Tombstone in 1881.
- Arizona is home to the roadrunner. Roadrunners can run faster than they can fly, reaching speeds up to 15 miles per hour.
- Arizona is the one of the only states where you can get an out–of–state address on your Arizona driver’s license.
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