The Winnipeg Jets take on the Seattle Kraken tonight at 7:00pm. The Jets are coming off of a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks and have now won two in a row, and are 5-5 in their last ten games and are 33-19-1 on the season. The Kraken are 30-18-5 on the season after a 4-3 win against the Philadelphia Flyers and are 4-5-1 in their last ten games. Can Winnipeg continue without the services of Axel Flowby, or can Karson Kuhlman capitalize? Shall Seattle show some spunk, or do the Kraken catastrophically collapse? Will @Guardian17 be able to “transform” or am I just “Optimus”tic? These questions could be answered in tonight's GDT, but probably not...
We all know that Seattle is the birthplace of all those expensive coffee (if that's what you call it) shops like Starbucks, but there are other interesting facts that you may not know about the Emerald City in the latest instalment of...
The name Seattle comes from Chief Seattle, or Chief Si’ahl, who was a prominent Native American leader. He played an important role in working to accommodate white settlers in the area...
The Pike Place Market is one of the famous destinations in Seattle. Locals love visiting for the fresh produce and meats from nearby farms. Tourists love watching the fishmongers hurl seafood while yelling. A Seattle fact that many people don’t know is that onions were the impetus for Pike Place Market.
Prior to Pike Place Market, farmers sold their goods to wholesalers on Western Avenue. Most farmers made little to no profit, while consumer prices were dictated by the whims of the wholesalers. Farmers simply didn’t have the resources to sell directly to customers. Things came to a head when the price of onions soared from 1906 to 1907. Farmers still made little to no money, consumers paid exorbitant prices for produce, and the middlemen kept the vast majority of profits.
To make things fair for farmers and consumers, a public market was proposed. On August 17, 1907, Pike Place Market opened. The new venue allowed farmers to enjoy the profits they deserved and gave consumers access to fresh produce at fair prices...
Did you know that the Seattle area is hugely important to the video game industry? It’s true! Microsoft Game Studios and Nintendo of America are headquartered in Redmond, WA. The Pokémon Company’s US office is in nearby Bellevue, WA. Seattle-based game developers include 343 Industries (Halo), Monolith Productions (F.E.A.R., Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor), PopCap Games (Bejeweled, Plants vs. Zombies), Sucker Punch Productions (Sly Cooper, Infamous), and Valve Corporation (Half-Life, Portal, Left 4 Dead, Steam platform).
Microsoft and Nintendo have sold hundreds of millions of video game consoles and software units. The developers mentioned above have sold hundreds of millions of games. When you add it all up, it’s a Seattle fact that the local video game companies are responsible for billions of dollars of revenue...
The Evergreen Point Floating Bridge (also known as the 520 Bridge and the Governor Albert D. Rosellini Bridge) connects Seattle to the eastern suburbs of Bellevue and Kirkland. It has a total length of 15,580 feet, with a floating section that spans 7,710 feet. It’s a Seattle fact that the 520 is the longest floating bridge in the world.
The floating portion of the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge stands upon 77 concrete pontoons that float above the water and are secured by 58 anchors to the bottom of Lake Washington. It’s made primarily of concrete and was designed to last for at least 75 years. The bridge replaced a previous one of the same name and opened on April 2016. Construction of the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge cost $4.75-billion...
Seattle’s Space Needle is by far one of if not the most iconic buildings in the city. Its unique shape has drawn over a million people each year from across the world to visit it each year. But how exactly did it come to be? Well, that’s a fun story.
In 1959, Edward E. Carlson, a chief organizer of the 1962 World’s Fair, was visiting Stuttgart Germany where he was enthralled by a broadcast tower. His interest in the building led him to doodle “an idea of a dominant central structure for the fair on a napkin in a hotel café”. He believed that such a tower could make a permanent centerpiece for the fair and an enduring symbol for Seattle.
Carlson was right, since the 1962 World’s Fair the Space Needle has been the focal point of our city. But before it came to have its iconic design, a lot changed between the napkin to its fruition. The needle had designs making it look like “a landed UFO, a tethered balloon, and even a cocktail shaker with a tram ferrying visitors to the top.”
Now if you’re wondering at the time of its construction in the 1960’s the needle cost about $4.5 million to make and in its time since then has undergone millions more in renovations. So we’ll keep our fingers crossed for many more years of our favorite building. And just remember, your greatest creation could be done on a napkin.
While it may not seem like the best place to be during a natural disaster, the Space Needle has a foundation that goes 30 feet underground so the structure can withstand a 9.1 magnitude earthquake and up to 200 mph winds...
The original Seattle business district was destroyed in 1889 by the Great Seattle Fire. An overturned glue pot ignited a massive fire in a city that was mainly made of wood buildings.
Instead of rebuilding the city from the ground up, it was decided that the new city would be built on top of the old city. That means many parts of the current day Seattle sit 22 feet above the original city...
Located behind Pike Place Market in Post Alley, the Gum Wall has thousands of pieces of gum stuck to it each year by tourists. The concept originally started in 1990 when people waiting to get into shows at Unexpected Productions stuck their gum and coins on the wall to pass the time...
Speaking of rain, Seattle gets less rainfall each year than places like Houston, New York, Atlanta, and Boston do. Seattle tends to have more grey and slightly drizzly days than others, but unlike the popular rumor, it isn’t the rainiest city in the country. Seattle's average accumulation of rain is only about 38 inches. Who knew...
Three of the top ten billionaires in the United States in 2021 come from Seattle – Bill Gates (Microsoft), Jeff Bezos (Amazon), and Steve Ballmer (Microsoft)...
Art is subjective. Things that are bad to some are good to others. And, just as importantly, things that are bad to some people, are so bad they’re good to others.
And, as KNKX explains, this is precisely what happened in Seattle.
In fact, Seattle is home to the Official Bad Art Museum of Art (also known as OBAMA), whose founders, Joe David and Marlow Harris, also initiated Seattle’s annual Elvis impersonation contest.
So, needless to say, the museum feels pretty on brand.
How does it work? Basically, people leave pieces of bad art outside their store, or they mail bad art in. The best of the bad is then hung up in the Café Racer salon style, for all patrons to see...
People don’t exactly associate Seattle with sunshine. However, according to The Seattle Times, that doesn’t deter them from buying sunglasses.
In fact, Seattle has an insatiable desire for shades. Seattle residents buy more sunglasses than any other city in the world.
In fact, they buy approximately ‘50% more sunglasses per capita than the national average.’
While this might be bemusing, there are some explanations. One posits that, since there’s so much overcast, they never have their sunglasses handy when they need them.
Another, more scientific reason explains it’s due to their location. Being so far north means the sun is at a lower position, thus level with their eyes.
Ultimately, the reason doesn’t matter. Because all that matters now is you get to bust out this fun Seattle trivia fact at parties to annoy your friends! Either that, or they are are all Vampires...
Football, in many cities, is more than a sport. It’s a natural phenomenon wherein people come together, act like they’ve never been housetrained, and let loose.
In fact, according to NBC News, in Seattle, football became an official natural event.
During their 2011 playoff run, the Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch would break off a run that will for live in the annals of NFL infamy.
Commonly referred to as ‘Beast Quake’ (on account of his nickname ‘Beast Mode’), Marshawn Lynch ran through the entirety of the Saints defense for a 67-yard touchdown.
This effectively sealed the game. In reaction, the crowd ‘generated seismic energy equivalent to an earthquake with a magnitude somewhere between 1 and 3.’
And, for good measure, Marshawn Lynch also had the best press conference of all time...
There are innumerable statistics that you can lead in. And, notably, Seattle does lead in a few of the ones that count most (most sunglasses per capita, anyone)?
But, according to KOMO News, it also leads the country in a more peculiar statistic.
According to a study, Washington State—and Seattle in particular—has the highest rate of UFO sightings per capita.
The figure? 78.2 sightings per 100,000 people.
This far surpasses some of the more famous UFO destinations, including Roswell, New Mexico, Area 51, and the ‘UFO Highway.’
Not only that, nowadays, the term ‘flying saucer’ is part of our lexicon. It’s just one way everyone refers to UFOs. However, its origins may surprise you.
The Seattle Times reports that, before June 24, 1947, this term was nonexistent.
However, after Kenneth Arnold reported seeing nine ‘circular-type’ objects cruising in formation around Mount Rainier, all that changed.
Noting that it moved ‘more than twice the speed of sound,’ the headline wrote itself: Supersonic Flying Saucers Sighted by Idaho Pilot.
This precipitated a domino effect. Being the first widely reported UFO sighting in the nation, innumerable people started reporting their own sightings.
Though Kenneth Arnold would endure his share of ridicule. But, for UFO fanatics, they owe Arnold plenty of credit...
Seattle has nothing if not a progressive history. And, particularly as a purveyor women’s rights, Seattle stands alone in many respects.
The Seattle Government explains that, following the 19th Amendment that gave women the right to vote, things changed rapidly, and in 1926, the city elected Bertha Knight Landes, who ultimately served a single, two-year term.
This makes Seattle the first major U.S. city to elect a female mayor.
As a mother of three, governance probably came easy to Bertha, who founded a Women’s City Club and after serving, was appointed to serve on a commission studying unemployment in the city...
Probably not the most exciting record to break, but it’s a record nonetheless. K5 News reports that, in 2013, Seattle weeviled its way into another record book entry.
Seattle broke, and now holds, the record for the longest book domino chain.
It took seven hours, five attempts, and ample volunteers.
The chain snaked through the library, around visitors, and they even arranged a segment to spell the word read. How cute...
So sit back, order a cafe latte and watch the Krackenheads go down to defeat! Go Jets Go!
Thanks to: Eight Fun Facts About Seattle You Need to Know | Lerner and Rowe Injury Attorneys, Did you know? The Seattle Space Needle was designed on a napkin, 38 Fun Facts About Seattle You May Not Know and 20 Interesting & Fun Facts About Seattle (That Most Visitors Don't Know!)
We all know that Seattle is the birthplace of all those expensive coffee (if that's what you call it) shops like Starbucks, but there are other interesting facts that you may not know about the Emerald City in the latest instalment of...
The name Seattle comes from Chief Seattle, or Chief Si’ahl, who was a prominent Native American leader. He played an important role in working to accommodate white settlers in the area...
The Pike Place Market is one of the famous destinations in Seattle. Locals love visiting for the fresh produce and meats from nearby farms. Tourists love watching the fishmongers hurl seafood while yelling. A Seattle fact that many people don’t know is that onions were the impetus for Pike Place Market.
Prior to Pike Place Market, farmers sold their goods to wholesalers on Western Avenue. Most farmers made little to no profit, while consumer prices were dictated by the whims of the wholesalers. Farmers simply didn’t have the resources to sell directly to customers. Things came to a head when the price of onions soared from 1906 to 1907. Farmers still made little to no money, consumers paid exorbitant prices for produce, and the middlemen kept the vast majority of profits.
To make things fair for farmers and consumers, a public market was proposed. On August 17, 1907, Pike Place Market opened. The new venue allowed farmers to enjoy the profits they deserved and gave consumers access to fresh produce at fair prices...
Did you know that the Seattle area is hugely important to the video game industry? It’s true! Microsoft Game Studios and Nintendo of America are headquartered in Redmond, WA. The Pokémon Company’s US office is in nearby Bellevue, WA. Seattle-based game developers include 343 Industries (Halo), Monolith Productions (F.E.A.R., Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor), PopCap Games (Bejeweled, Plants vs. Zombies), Sucker Punch Productions (Sly Cooper, Infamous), and Valve Corporation (Half-Life, Portal, Left 4 Dead, Steam platform).
Microsoft and Nintendo have sold hundreds of millions of video game consoles and software units. The developers mentioned above have sold hundreds of millions of games. When you add it all up, it’s a Seattle fact that the local video game companies are responsible for billions of dollars of revenue...
The Evergreen Point Floating Bridge (also known as the 520 Bridge and the Governor Albert D. Rosellini Bridge) connects Seattle to the eastern suburbs of Bellevue and Kirkland. It has a total length of 15,580 feet, with a floating section that spans 7,710 feet. It’s a Seattle fact that the 520 is the longest floating bridge in the world.
The floating portion of the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge stands upon 77 concrete pontoons that float above the water and are secured by 58 anchors to the bottom of Lake Washington. It’s made primarily of concrete and was designed to last for at least 75 years. The bridge replaced a previous one of the same name and opened on April 2016. Construction of the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge cost $4.75-billion...
Seattle’s Space Needle is by far one of if not the most iconic buildings in the city. Its unique shape has drawn over a million people each year from across the world to visit it each year. But how exactly did it come to be? Well, that’s a fun story.
In 1959, Edward E. Carlson, a chief organizer of the 1962 World’s Fair, was visiting Stuttgart Germany where he was enthralled by a broadcast tower. His interest in the building led him to doodle “an idea of a dominant central structure for the fair on a napkin in a hotel café”. He believed that such a tower could make a permanent centerpiece for the fair and an enduring symbol for Seattle.
Carlson was right, since the 1962 World’s Fair the Space Needle has been the focal point of our city. But before it came to have its iconic design, a lot changed between the napkin to its fruition. The needle had designs making it look like “a landed UFO, a tethered balloon, and even a cocktail shaker with a tram ferrying visitors to the top.”
Now if you’re wondering at the time of its construction in the 1960’s the needle cost about $4.5 million to make and in its time since then has undergone millions more in renovations. So we’ll keep our fingers crossed for many more years of our favorite building. And just remember, your greatest creation could be done on a napkin.
While it may not seem like the best place to be during a natural disaster, the Space Needle has a foundation that goes 30 feet underground so the structure can withstand a 9.1 magnitude earthquake and up to 200 mph winds...
The original Seattle business district was destroyed in 1889 by the Great Seattle Fire. An overturned glue pot ignited a massive fire in a city that was mainly made of wood buildings.
Instead of rebuilding the city from the ground up, it was decided that the new city would be built on top of the old city. That means many parts of the current day Seattle sit 22 feet above the original city...
Located behind Pike Place Market in Post Alley, the Gum Wall has thousands of pieces of gum stuck to it each year by tourists. The concept originally started in 1990 when people waiting to get into shows at Unexpected Productions stuck their gum and coins on the wall to pass the time...
Speaking of rain, Seattle gets less rainfall each year than places like Houston, New York, Atlanta, and Boston do. Seattle tends to have more grey and slightly drizzly days than others, but unlike the popular rumor, it isn’t the rainiest city in the country. Seattle's average accumulation of rain is only about 38 inches. Who knew...
Three of the top ten billionaires in the United States in 2021 come from Seattle – Bill Gates (Microsoft), Jeff Bezos (Amazon), and Steve Ballmer (Microsoft)...
Art is subjective. Things that are bad to some are good to others. And, just as importantly, things that are bad to some people, are so bad they’re good to others.
And, as KNKX explains, this is precisely what happened in Seattle.
In fact, Seattle is home to the Official Bad Art Museum of Art (also known as OBAMA), whose founders, Joe David and Marlow Harris, also initiated Seattle’s annual Elvis impersonation contest.
So, needless to say, the museum feels pretty on brand.
How does it work? Basically, people leave pieces of bad art outside their store, or they mail bad art in. The best of the bad is then hung up in the Café Racer salon style, for all patrons to see...
People don’t exactly associate Seattle with sunshine. However, according to The Seattle Times, that doesn’t deter them from buying sunglasses.
In fact, Seattle has an insatiable desire for shades. Seattle residents buy more sunglasses than any other city in the world.
In fact, they buy approximately ‘50% more sunglasses per capita than the national average.’
While this might be bemusing, there are some explanations. One posits that, since there’s so much overcast, they never have their sunglasses handy when they need them.
Another, more scientific reason explains it’s due to their location. Being so far north means the sun is at a lower position, thus level with their eyes.
Ultimately, the reason doesn’t matter. Because all that matters now is you get to bust out this fun Seattle trivia fact at parties to annoy your friends! Either that, or they are are all Vampires...
Football, in many cities, is more than a sport. It’s a natural phenomenon wherein people come together, act like they’ve never been housetrained, and let loose.
In fact, according to NBC News, in Seattle, football became an official natural event.
During their 2011 playoff run, the Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch would break off a run that will for live in the annals of NFL infamy.
Commonly referred to as ‘Beast Quake’ (on account of his nickname ‘Beast Mode’), Marshawn Lynch ran through the entirety of the Saints defense for a 67-yard touchdown.
This effectively sealed the game. In reaction, the crowd ‘generated seismic energy equivalent to an earthquake with a magnitude somewhere between 1 and 3.’
And, for good measure, Marshawn Lynch also had the best press conference of all time...
There are innumerable statistics that you can lead in. And, notably, Seattle does lead in a few of the ones that count most (most sunglasses per capita, anyone)?
But, according to KOMO News, it also leads the country in a more peculiar statistic.
According to a study, Washington State—and Seattle in particular—has the highest rate of UFO sightings per capita.
The figure? 78.2 sightings per 100,000 people.
This far surpasses some of the more famous UFO destinations, including Roswell, New Mexico, Area 51, and the ‘UFO Highway.’
Not only that, nowadays, the term ‘flying saucer’ is part of our lexicon. It’s just one way everyone refers to UFOs. However, its origins may surprise you.
The Seattle Times reports that, before June 24, 1947, this term was nonexistent.
However, after Kenneth Arnold reported seeing nine ‘circular-type’ objects cruising in formation around Mount Rainier, all that changed.
Noting that it moved ‘more than twice the speed of sound,’ the headline wrote itself: Supersonic Flying Saucers Sighted by Idaho Pilot.
This precipitated a domino effect. Being the first widely reported UFO sighting in the nation, innumerable people started reporting their own sightings.
Though Kenneth Arnold would endure his share of ridicule. But, for UFO fanatics, they owe Arnold plenty of credit...
Seattle has nothing if not a progressive history. And, particularly as a purveyor women’s rights, Seattle stands alone in many respects.
The Seattle Government explains that, following the 19th Amendment that gave women the right to vote, things changed rapidly, and in 1926, the city elected Bertha Knight Landes, who ultimately served a single, two-year term.
This makes Seattle the first major U.S. city to elect a female mayor.
As a mother of three, governance probably came easy to Bertha, who founded a Women’s City Club and after serving, was appointed to serve on a commission studying unemployment in the city...
Probably not the most exciting record to break, but it’s a record nonetheless. K5 News reports that, in 2013, Seattle weeviled its way into another record book entry.
Seattle broke, and now holds, the record for the longest book domino chain.
It took seven hours, five attempts, and ample volunteers.
The chain snaked through the library, around visitors, and they even arranged a segment to spell the word read. How cute...
So sit back, order a cafe latte and watch the Krackenheads go down to defeat! Go Jets Go!
Thanks to: Eight Fun Facts About Seattle You Need to Know | Lerner and Rowe Injury Attorneys, Did you know? The Seattle Space Needle was designed on a napkin, 38 Fun Facts About Seattle You May Not Know and 20 Interesting & Fun Facts About Seattle (That Most Visitors Don't Know!)
Ok Jets lets keep the wins coming tonight, we have a tough road trip after tonight so winning tonight would be very helpful. Now to go get a coffee from Starbucks .
