Colorado is the only state in the United States to have ever turned down the opportunity to host the Olympics. In 1972, the state voted against hosting the Winter Olympics due to environmental and financial concerns. They turned down the Winter Olympics again in 1976.

Colorado has the highest elevation of any state in the country, with the highest point being Mount Elbert at 14,440 feet.

The world’s first rodeo was held in Colorado in 1869 in Deer Trail.

Colorado is home to the Great Sand Dunes National Park, which features the tallest sand dunes in North America, rising over 750 feet high.

The highest suspension bridge in the United States is located in Colorado, the Royal Gorge Bridge, which spans 1,270 feet across a canyon.

The first license plate on a car in the United States was issued in Denver, Colorado, in 1908.

Colorado is the only state in the country to have ever had a license plate made out of porcelain.

Colorado is the birthplace of the cheeseburger. The trademark for the name “cheeseburger” was granted in 1935 to Louis Ballast of the Humpty Dumpty Drive-In in Denver.

Colorado is the only state in the country to have a state song that was written by its citizens. “Rocky Mountain High” was written by John Denver and several others in 1972.

The world’s first atomic clock was built in Boulder, Colorado, in 1949.

The Colorado Rockies baseball team is the only major league sports team to have ever played a game at an altitude over 5,000 feet.

Colorado has more microbreweries per capita than any other state in the country.

The town of Nederland, Colorado, celebrates Frozen Dead Guy Days every year, honoring the cryogenic preservation of a man named Bredo Morstoel.

Colorado is the only state to have ever elected an openly gay governor, Jared Polis.

The world’s largest collection of dinosaur bones is located at the Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado.

The world’s largest silver nugget, weighing in at 2,340 pounds, was found in Colorado in 1894.

The highest paved road in the United States is located in Colorado, the Mount Evans Scenic Byway, which reaches an elevation of 14,130 feet.