... that rockhounds come to the Ochoco Mountains in central Oregon to look for thundereggs (pictured)?
... that radio stations KGAL and KSHO celebrated Oregon's sesquicentennial, in 2009, with a year-long series of historical vignettes?
... that the defunct Portland University in Oregon had only one building, so the school bookstore was a nearby general store?
... that Democrat Harry D. Boivin was elected Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives at the age of 33, becoming the youngest person ever to hold that office?

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