Washington residents have a deep appreciation for a good vintage. In fact, they consume more wine per person than any other state in the country, making them the biggest wine drinkers in the US. With over 1,000 wineries and tasting rooms, Washington is home to some of the best wines in...
Interesting Facts About Middle Of The Earth In Ecuador Middle of the Earth is the most visited tourist attraction in Ecuador due to the fact that it is located right on the Earth’s Equator. Or is it? Scientists have measured the Equator to be hundreds of feet away from the monument that...
Ten fun facts about Denzel Washington1. A deeply religious man Raised in a deeply religious home, Denzel Washington was no stranger to the power of faith. His father, a Pentecostal minister, instilled in him a strong sense of spirituality that has stayed with him throughout his life. Denzel...
George Washington didn't have wooden teeth. Courtesy of Wikimedia Contrary to popular myth, the first president did not in fact have wooden teeth. Instead, his dentures were made of human and cow teeth, ivory, and metal. However, the president was fond of very dark wines, which may have...
Inside, they found the mummified remains of a man in his forties, believed to be a member of the local Fallon-Paiute Shoshone Tribe. In the 1990s, it was discovered that the skeleton was 10,600 years old, even older than the Kennewick Man, who you can read about in myWashington fun ...
Watching a president speak on television today is so typical that most people do not even tune in when President Obama has a scheduled speech. In fact, most people just get annoyed that their favorite TV show is pre-empted for a presidential speech. However, in the early days television bec...
In 2018, The Fact Site celebrated its 10th birthday by publishing this list of 1,000 interesting facts. That’s right, you didn’t misread; here we have one thousand random and interesting facts about literally everything you could think of!
Today, the stadium has no permanent tenant since the Expos left for Washington. There have been calls to demolish the stadium because it has so many structural problems, but because it sits on top of a subway line, demolition would cost an additional $700 million. This long and expensive is...
Interesting Facts About Coffee Interesting Facts About Coffee 咖啡撷趣 Oil is valuable. In fact, it is so valuable that it’s often called black gold. However, oil isn’t the only liquid to hold this title. Coming in[1] as the second-most valuable trade item in the world, coffee has ...
It's the fact he would do these things despite how he might have lived. Even if his life had been radically different, in his mind he has always been free. He still would have given us this treasured knowledge, but knowing these things about him and seeing him for the person that he...