Old Saxon tellian, Old Norse telja, Old Frisian tella to count, tell, Dutch tellen to count, reckon, Old Saxon talon to count, reckon, Danish tale to speak, Old High German zalon, German zÃ¤hlen to count, reckon), from root *talo (see tale).
California-The Golden State. It is famous for many things everyone knows but also for things that'll probably surprise you.Most of us know that California is the home of movie stars (of course Hollywood is there), but very few people know that it is one of the major cheese producing States in the USA!California is a progressive state, with an experimental culture that always thinks ahead, whether in technology, fashion or social issues.ost of us know that California is the home of movie stars (of course Hollywood is there), but very few people know that it is one of the major cheese producing States in the USA! California is a progressive state, with an experimental culture that always thinks ahead, whether in technology, fashion or social issues.
California is the most populous state (and the third largest by area). To put California's population, approximately 38 million people, in perspective, one out of every eight Americans is from California.9.The fortune cookie was inspired by the Japanese fortune tradition o-mikuji and invented in California.2. California's most famous for its Gold Rush which began in 1848, but it also had a Silver Rush in the Calico Mountains from 1881 to 1896. By 1904, Calico was a ghost town.