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Fun Facts About Burbank, CA

Here are some fun facts about Burbank, California found on various websites on the Internet:

  • Burbank, California was named after New Hampshire dentist and industrialist David Burbank who bought 9,000 acres of land where Burbank is located
  • David Burbank sold the rail rights to his land to the Southern Pacific Railroad for $1, and it was named Burbank, California
  • Burbank has the nickname, "Media Capital of the World" because NBC, Warner Brothers, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, and the Walt Disney Company are headquartered or have major operations here in Burbank
  • Team Disney building with seven dwarfs holding up the roof in Burbank appeared twice in the movie "Spy Hard"
  • Amelia Earhart attempted her solo Atlantic flight from New Jersey in her Burbank-built Lockheed Vega airplane
  • Burbank's sister cities around the world include Gaborone, Botswana, Incheon, South Korea, Ota, Japan, Curitiba, Brazil, and Solna, Sweden
  • Johnny Carson of Tonight Show fame frequently referred to "beautiful downtown Burbank"
  • Many Burbank studios offer tours, and you can see live television show tapings, including the Tonight Show
  • The highest recorded temperature in Burbank, California was 113°F in 1971
  • The lowest recorded temperature in Burbank, California was 22°F in 1978.

Famous People Who Live or Lived in Burbank, CA (Source: Wikipedia):
Wally Albright
Orlando Bloom
Tim Burton
Chyna
Dick Clark
Hilary Duff
Zac Efron
Soleil Moon Frye
Ron Howard
Vanessa Hudgens
Joshua Jackson
Jonas Brothers
Shia LaBeouf
Jay Leno
Blake Lively
Tom Petty
Bonnie Rait
John Ritter
Rene Russo
Freddy Sanchez
Doug Savant
Adam Schiff
Martin Scorsese
Kyle Searles
Jay Silverheels
Ashley Tisdale
Lalaine Ann Vergara-Paras
Eddie Van Halen
Kate Walsh
Jacquie Ware

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