Get A Little Knowledge About Our Nation's Capital With These 10 Interesting Facts
by N/A, 9 years ago |
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You can learn these things about our nation's capital without ever having visited there.Â
1. Herbert Hoover and John Quincy Adams had gators in The White House.
2. D.C. residents couldn't vote in elections until 1961.
They had to wait for the 23rd amendment to be ratified.Â
3. It rains more in D.C. than it does in Seattle.
4. The Washington Monument is two different colors.
It was an accident. Construction was halted due to lack of funding, when it picked back up again they continued with different stone.Â
5. The D.C. Metro is the second busiest metro system in the country.
6. The Smithsonian is named after an Englishman.
His name is James Smithson. He's never been to the U.S.
7. The Capitol building wasn't designed by an American.
It was designed by William Thornton who was a British doctor.Â
8. The White House was designed by an Irishman.
He was an architect named James Hoban.
9. D.C. residents drink more wine per capita than any of the 50 states.
10. The Washington Redskins were originally based out of Boston.
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