Bear Down.

Did you know that the Wildcats name derived from a 1914 football game with the California champions Occidental College, where the L.A. Times asserted that Arizona "showed the fight of wildcats?"

I have come up with quite a neat idea, we can post one new fact a day. Let me know what you guys think.

But I'm afraid we created this group solely for the purpose of Wildcats sport related talk. No education here please.

Thank you for your insightful comments. I'm sure we have all benefited from them.

THOSE ARE ARIZONA FACTS, FOR EDUKASHUN

All types of industries and businesses can be found in Arizona, but manufacturing, mining and tourism are some of the most prominent.
•Manufacturing: Arizona manufactures everything from food products to microchips, with major manufacturing facilities found primarily in the Phoenix and Tucson areas.
•Mining: Gold, silver and other ores have been mined in Arizona for more than a century, but the state’s real claim to fame is copper. In 2007, more than 60 percent of all copper mined in the United States came from Arizona.
•Tourism: More than 37 million tourists visited Arizona in the year 2008 alone – leading to more than 170,000 jobs in areas like travel and lodging. This makes tourism one of the state’s largest industries.