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Ohio fun facts
- Ohio has produced 8 US presidents — second only to Virginia.
- The Wright Brothers grew up in Dayton — and tested their first flight machines on Ohio farmland.
- Cleveland is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because Cleveland DJ Alan Freed coined the term "rock and roll" in 1951.
- Ohio's nickname comes from the buckeye tree, whose nuts vaguely resemble a buck's eye.
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Quick stats
- Population: over 10 million
- Area rank: #34 of 50
- Admitted: 1803
- Capital: Columbus
- Largest city: Columbus
- Time zone: Eastern