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22. Oregon has the 2nd highest breast cancer rate in the country as well as the 2nd highest percentage of mothers who have breast fed (91.4% vs. national average of 73.9%). However, the breast cancer death rate is 8th lowest!
23. Oregon has the 2nd lowest childhood immunization rate in the country, (72% vs. 80% nationwide). However, we have the 12th lowest childhood death rate.
24. We have the 4th highest seatbelt use, are 5th most physically active, and have the 5th lowest heart disease death rate.
25. Oregon was the first to establish a state registry for medical marijuana users.
26. Oregon is the only state in the US and only one of four places in the world that openly and legally, authorizes physician assisted suicide. On October 27, 1997 Oregon enacted the Death with Dignity Act (the Act) which allows terminally-ill Oregonians to end their lives through the voluntary self-administration of lethal medications, expressly prescribed by a physician for that purpose.

17. The rainfall extremes within the boundaries of Oregon are truly astounding. The driest: Fields 6.4”/yr. The wettest: Valsetz 128”/yr.
18. Multnomah Falls is the second-tallest year-round waterfall in the nation. The water of the Falls drops 620 feet from its origin on Larch Mountain.
19. By volume, the Columbia is the fourth-largest river in the U.S., and it has the greatest flow of any North American river draining into the Pacific. The river’s heavy flow and its relatively steep gradient give it tremendous potential for the generation of electricity. The 14 hydroelectric dams on the Columbia’s main stem and many more on its tributaries produce more hydroelectric power than those of any other North American river.
20. The D River in Lincoln City is said to be the shortest river in the world at only 121 feet long. It runs from Devils Lake to the ocean.
21. With winds sculpted by the Columbia River Gorge and currents from the Columbia River, windsurfers around the world recognize Hood River, Oregon as their capital city.