Fun Facts
Fun fact, Wherever you are in Florida, you're never more than 60 miles from the nearest body of salt water. #dianetotravel #funfact #florida
Fun fact, The World's Championship Duck Calling Contest is held annually in Stuttgart. #dianetotravel #funfact #stuttgartarkansas #arkansas
Fun fact, Milwaukee is known as “Brew City” because it was once home to four of the world’s biggest breweries: Miller, Pabst, Blatz, and Schlitz. Today, Wisconsin has a thriving craft brew scene, but the state’s only remaining large-scale brewery is Miller. #dianetotravel #funfact #milwaukee #wisconsin #brewcity
Fun fact, the majority of Japan at 69%, is actually covered in forests. #dianetotravel #funfact #japan
Fun fact, The first baseball stadium was built in Pittsburgh in 1909. #dianetotravel #funfact #pittsburgh #forbesfield
Fun fact, The Greeks like to celebrate Easter with fireworks, but the townsfolk of Vrontados on the Greek island of Chios aren’t satisfied with simple fireworks. So on the midnight before Easter Sunday, supporters of two rival church congregations – Angios Marcos and Panaghia Ereithiani, gather near their respective churches located on two different hilltops about 400 meters away, and fire tens of thousands of home-made rockets across the valley towards each other. The objective is to hit the bell tower of the church of the other side. Direct hits on each belfry are counted and the parish with the most hits is determined the winner. #dianetotravel #funfact #rouketopolemos #greece #happyeaster
Fun fact, The Hollywood Bowl is the largest outdoor amphitheater in the United States. When it opened in 1922, it was merely a simple wooden platform with a canvas top. #dianetotravel #funfact #thehollywoodbowl
Fun fact, the Brooklyn Bridge is older than the Tower Bridge in London. #dianetotravel #funfact #brooklynbridge
Fun fact, The Tennessee Aquarium is the largest facility of its kind to focus on fresh water habitat. It features 7,000 animals and 300 species of fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals. #dianetotravel #tennesseeaquarium
Fun fact, Michigan has one of the world’s longest suspension bridges – the Mackinac Bridge. It is five miles long and connects the Upper Peninsula to the other parts of the state. #dianetotravel #funfact #michigan
Fun fact, Tampa Bay is the lightning capital of the world. #dianetotravel #funfact #tampabay
Fun fact, The Brooks Catsup Bottle water tower, trademarked "The World's Largest Catsup Bottle", is a water tower south of Collinsville, Illinois. It is claimed to be the largest catsup bottle in the world. As a prime example of mid-20th-century novelty architecture, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. #dianetotravel #funfact
Fun fact, the seven spikes on the crown of the Statue of Liberty represent the seven oceans and the seven continents of the world, indicating the universal concept of liberty. In 1886, it was the tallest iron structure ever built. #dianetotravel #funfact #statueofliberty #newyork
Fun fact, Built In 1966, The Astoria-Megler Bridge In Oregon Is The Longest Continuous Truss Bridge In North America. #dianetotravel #funfact #astoriaoregon
Fun fact, With discarded building supplies, marbles, bricks, tiles, pipes, seashells, costume jewelry and plastic animals, Brother Joseph Zoettl constructed more than 125 miniature reproductions of many of the world's most famous religious structures and landmarks. The Benedictine monk of St. Bernard Abbey in Cullman, Ala., devoted some 50 years to the project. "To pass the time, I started hobbies," he once said. After he made 5,000 small grottoes, which were sold to support the abbey's work, Zoettl began work on his magnum opus, the Ave Maria Grotto. Today, spread out across three acres of the abbey's forested grounds, stand tiny replicas of St. Peter's Basilica, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the grotto of St. Theresa, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, an Our Lady of Guadalupe shrine, the Great Wall of China and miniature versions of Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Rome, among others. He even crafted a mini St. Bernard's Abbey, complete with the abbey's power station where he once worked shoveling coal. #dianetotravel #funfact #avemariegrotto #cullmanalabama
Fun fact, With more than 6,000 known caves, Missouri's also known as The Cave State. #dianetotravel #funfact #cavestate #missouri
Fun fact, The nation’s smallest state is only 37 miles across at its widest, but it has 384 miles of shoreline (including its 35 islands). Narragansett Bay juts 28 miles inland from the sea, and about 14 percent of the state’s area is taken up by bays, inlets, and other water. #dianetotravel #funfact #rhodeisland
Fun fact, Bodie, California is a former gold town. Its demise was slow and lingering, and it didn’t turn up its toes until 1942. Today it’s in a state of “arrested decay.” Don’t pick up any souvenirs when you visit, though. It brings down a n ambiguous curse on anyone who removes anything from the site! It’s close to Yosemite National Park, which means there are RV parks a-plenty around. #dianetotravel #funfact #bodiehistoricpark
Fun fact, Lobster and chicken are both considered bad luck foods. According to superstition, if because of a lobster's ability to move backward and a chicken's ability to scratch itself backwards, if you eat either on New Year's, you won't be able to move forward. #dianetotravel #funfact #happynewyear
Fun fact, Hoover Dam, located on the border of Nevada and Arizona, was a massive undertaking. Ideas for a dam had been investigated since 1900, but the project wasn't authorized until 1928. Construction began in 1931, and Hoover Dam was the largest dam in the world—726 feet high and 1,244 feet long—when it was completed in 1935. It was the largest producer of hydroelectric power in the world until 1948. #dianetotravel #funfact #hooverdam
Fun fact, Ben & Jerry’s has an ice cream graveyard that can be physically visited and even host funerals in honor of some of the fallen flavors. The “dearly de-pinted” are buried at the company’s factory in Waterbury, Vermont, each with a granite headstone and epitaph. There are currently 34 flavors in the Flavor Graveyard, but at this cemetery there are sometimes resurrections. Fans can request that a flavor be brought back from the dead through an online form on the brand’s website. The graveyard is intended as a celebration of the company’s failed flavors and can be seen on their factory tour. #dianetotravel #funfact #vermont #benandjerrys
Fun fact, Each April, the town of Beaver, Oklahoma, is host to the World Championship Cow Chip Throw. You can enter one of four divisions: Men’s Open, Women’s Open, Teams (4 people) and VIP. The tradition began in the 1970s as a way to pay homage to Oklahoma's early settlers, who would trade wagonloads of cow chips (which were used as cooking fuel) for for food and supplies. #dianetotravel #funfact #beaveroklahoma #cowchips
Fun fact, The tallest chocolate fountain in the world (and yes, this one’s corroborated by Guinness) is in Las Vegas. Located in the Bellagio promenade, it’s part of the Jean Philippe Patisserie. It’s 27 feet tall and circulates 2,100 pounds of chocolate daily. #dianetotravel #funfact
Fun fact, Cape Hatteras is the largest lighthouse to ever be moved due to erosion. #dianetotravel #funfact #capehatteras #northcarolina #lighthouses
Fun fact, The state of Nebraska is nowhere near an ocean. However, there is a lighthouse that stands along the road in Ashland, Nebraska. The lighthouse was constructed over 75 years ago and graces a 40-acre lake nearby. #dianetotravel #funfact #ashlandnebraska #lighthouse
Fun fact, The small Queensland town of Gympie has been identified as the origin of 70% of the world's macadamia nuts. New research into the fatty seed has revealed the world's dominant commercial cultivar – grown in Hawaii – originated from a single tree in southern Queensland from the 19th century. #dianetotravel #funfact #macadamianuts #gympie #queensland
Fun fact, One of the more prominent paranormal rumors in town is the ghost ship that supposedly appears and then disappears in Siletz Bay. It's a sailing ship that reveals itself during – of course - foggy conditions. But what's interesting here is that there actually is a sailing vessel wrecked in that bay, now buried deep in the mud at the back of the bay. It stopped showing its bones decades ago. #dianetotravel #funfact #siletzbay
Fun fact, La Tomatina is a festival that is held in the Valencian town of Buñol, in the East of Spain 30 kilometres from the Mediterranean, in which participants throw tomatoes and get involved in a tomato fight purely for entertainment purposes. #dianetotravel #funfact #latomatina
Fun fact, With 3,933 rooms, the Bellagio hotel has more rooms than the number of residents in Bellagio, Italy. #dianetotravel #funfact #bellagio
Fun fact, The Battle of the Oranges is a festival in the Northern Italian city of Ivrea, which includes a tradition of throwing of oranges between organized groups. It is the largest food fight in Italy and surrounding countries. #dianetotravel #funfact #ivreaitaly #battleoftheoranges
Fun fact, the Shanay-Timpishka, also known as La Bomba, is a tributary of the Amazon River, called the "only boiling river in the world". It is 6.4 km long. It is known for the very high temperature of its waters—from 45°C to nearly 100°C. #dianetotravel #funfact #amazonriver #labomba #boilingriver
Fun fact, During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.
These tunnels ran for about 11 miles and served as hidden bars and speakeasies, during the time of prohibition laws. While the above-ground parties of downtown LA came to a halt, it never stopped underground. One of the most notable bars, that has existed for decades is the King Eddy Saloon.
Fun fact, Rock City is a true marvel of nature featuring massive ancient rock formations, gardens with over 400 native plant species, and breathtaking "See 7 States" panoramic views. Gnomes peek at you on the Enchanted Trail woodland path. Experience the magic of Fairyland Caverns and Mother Goose Village where you can find the nations first mini golf course. #dianetotravel #funfact #rockcitygardens #georgia
Fun fact, Time balls were invented to help sailors. Long before it was used on New Year's Eve, a ball on top of England's Royal Observatory in Greenwich was dropped at 1 p.m. every day (starting in 1833) to help ship captains coordinate their navigation equipment. Similar balls were set up in coastal areas around the world. #dianetotravel #funfact #happynewyearseve
Fun fact, The Bluegrass State is home to Mammoth Cave National Park, where visitors can explore some of the massive cave system's 405 miles of surveyed passageways. A variety of ranger-led programs are available, but none are more adventurous than the Wild Cave Tour. #dianetotravel #funfact #mammouthcave
Fun fact, Most countries have sports and other events that are unique to their culture and geographical region. Sweden is no exception to this rule. The sporting men and women of Sweden shrink down an equestrian jumping course, then replace the horses and riders with floppy eared, fluffy bunnies. Kaninhoppning is literally rabbit hopping and originated in the late 1970s in Sweden. Trainers guide rabbits on a leash over a course of obstacles. The bunny making the least number of errors and who completes the course in the least amount of time becomes the winner. #dianetotravel #funfact #kaninhoppning #sweden
Fun fact, At Boston’s Mapparium, you can literally step inside a globe and get up close and personal with a map of the world. This three-story globe made of stained glass resides inside The Mary Baker Eddy Library and has a hovering walkway so you can stroll straight through middle. #dianetotravel #funfact #mapparium
Fun fact, The word "Lido" is a 19th-century term meaning a fashionable beach resort, with most authorities attributing its origins to the Island Resort located on an island in the Adriatic Sea off the coast of Venice, Italy. European steamship lines, in the era of multi-class ocean travel, coined the phrase Lido Deck to refer to the pool and sun deck area exclusively for use by first-class passengers. This term has come down to us from the early days of transatlantic steamship travel. #dianetotravel #funfact #familytravel #cruiselife
Fun fact, The Wild Atlantic Way, a stunning drive that stretches all the way from the cliffs around County Donegal, in the far north of Ireland, all the way down to the beaches of County Cork, is the ‘longest defined coastal driving route in the world’. The 2,500 km route passes through nine counties and three provinces. #dianetotravel #funfact #wildatlanticway #ireland
Fun fact, There is a tree in Athens, Georgia, that owns itself and an 8 foot radius of land. Professor William Jackson deeded the tree and the land to the tree in the early 19th century. That tree blew down in the '40s and was replaced with a new tree from the original’s acorn. #dianetotravel #funfact #athensgeorgia #treethatownsitself
Fun fact, Most people don't strike it rich while gem-hunting at Crater of Diamonds State Park near Murfreesboro. But there have been several notable finds, including the 40-carat "Uncle Sam," the biggest diamond ever discovered in the U.S. Visitors search the eroded surface of a volcanic crater for white, brown, and yellow diamonds, as well as amethyst, garnet, jasper, agate, and quartz. Those who get lucky get to keep their gems. #dianetotravel #funfact
Fun fact, Moeraki Boulders are unusually large and spherical boulders lying along a stretch of Koekohe Beach on the wave-cut Otago coast of New Zealand between Moeraki and Hampden. They occur scattered either as isolated or clusters of boulders within a stretch of beach where they have been protected in a scientific reserve. #dianetotravel #funfact #moerakiboulders #newzealand
Fun fact, Hundreds of stone balls have been documented in Costa Rica, ranging in size from a few centimeters to over two meters in diameter. Almost all of them are made of granodiorite, a hard, igneous stone. These objects are not natural in origin, unlike the stone balls in Jalisco, Mexico that were described in a 1965 National Geographic article. Rather, they are monolithic sculptures made by human hands. #dianetotravel #funfact #costarica
Fun fact, this lakeside town is known as the "most photographed place in Europe." #dianetotravel #funfact #hallstattaustria
Fun fact, For those who think Bigfoot is out there somewhere, a trip to The Sasquatch Museum in Cherry Log ($8 for adults, $6 for kids) will delight, with food allegedly seen being eaten by Bigfoot, his butt-print on a bed, up-to-date sighting maps, and more. #dianetotravel #funfact #expiditionbigfootmuseum #georgia #familytravel
Fun fact, Anchored in an ocean floor anomaly we call the blue hole, the floating underwater room tops almost anything. Encapsulated within a turquoise blue bubble, watching shoals of reef fish swim by – sometimes in three or four layers of different species, this is truly an experience. #dianetotravel #funfact #themantaresort
Fun fact, In Saint Charles County, Missouri, there is a 17,323-acre nuclear waste disposal site that visitors can tour. Weldon Spring was a major manufacturer of explosives, producing over 700 million pounds of TNT by the end of the World War II. A decade later it became a uranium refinery during the Cold War for nuclear bombs. In the 1980s, all the abandoned radioactive material was buried in a man-made mini-mountain that people can now climb. #dianetotravel #funfact #nuclearwasteadventuretrail #missouri
Fun fact: The Marathon du Médoc is a French marathon race, created in 1985, held every year in September through the vineyards of the Médoc in the Gironde. It is considered "the longest Marathon in the world" because the race is interspersed with several activities: musical breaks with 50 orchestras scattered around the course, 23 wine tasting stops,[1] oysters tasting at the 38th kilometer, and steak at the 39th kilometer. #dianetotravel #marathondumedoc #gironde #longestmarathonintheworld