Seattle is the largest city in the Pacific Northwest and the fifteenth largest metropolitan area in the United States. Close to 60 percent of Washington residents live in the Seattle metropolitan area. Home of Amazon, Boeing, Bill Gates and the birth of grunge, here are 15 Surprising Facts about Seattle. Facts about Seattle: Seattle’s annual […]
Read MoreNetflix is the world’s largest online DVD movie rental service. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph, Netflix started streaming on April 14,1998 with only 30 employees and 925 titles available. How many people use Netflix? As of the third quarter of 2020, Netflix had over 195.15 million paying streaming subscribers worldwide. What […]
Read MoreWhat Is Fortnite Battle Royale? In Fortnite: Battle Royale, you get dropped into a colorful world along with 99 other players. The goal is to battle it out to the death using various weapons and tools at your disposal. It is basically The Hunger Games (without Jennifer Lawrence) and the goal is to be the last person […]
Read MoreRay Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 is an American classic and widely regarded as one of the most important science fiction works ever published. The novel presents a future dystopian America where books are outlawed and the job of “firemen” is to burn down houses in which books have been discovered. For everyone who read this classic in school, […]
Read MoreParis has been the capital of France since 987 AD and is located along the Seine River in northern central France. Here are 15 fun facts about Paris – the City of Lights. Facts about Paris: Paris has more dogs than children. It is estimated that nearly half a million canines inhabit the city. Paris is […]
Read MoreWe spend approximately one-third of our lives asleep. Sleep is pretty universal among complex organisms; most animals, fish, insects and birds need sleep. Here are 15 unusual facts about sleep that won’t keep you up at night. Facts about Sleep and Dreams: Humans are the only mammals that willingly delay sleep. We are also the […]
Read MoreThe Arc de Triomphe is one of the must-see sites in Paris. The Arc was commissioned by Napoleon in 1806, but he never got to see it; the structure was completed 15 years after his death. The monument honors brave soldiers who fought for France, particularly, during the Napoleonic Wars. So before you visit Paris, […]
Read MoreQueen Elizabeth II was 25 years old when she took the throne in 1952. She was the longest reigning monarch in Britain’s history. She was also the longest-reigning female monarch in world history. More than 80% of the citizens in the UK weren’t yet born when she took the throne. Here are 15 Regal Facts […]
Read MoreMichigan in many ways is all about water. Even the name Michigan is based on the Chippewa word “meicigama” meaning “great water”. It has about 65,000 inland lakes and ponds and borders four of the five Great Lakes. The state has the longest shoreline in the continental U.S. – nearly 5,300 kilometers (3,300 miles). “The […]
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