Posted in D.C.
August 27, 2016
16 Facts About Washington DC You Never Knew Were True
Anyone who lives here will tell you that Washington DC can be a strange place. But you might not have ever realized just how strange. Secret subways, monuments that move when its windy and empty crypts are just some of the crazy facts about Washington DC that are true! Here are 16 fun facts about Washington DC.
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According to a story done by the Washington Post in 2014, the MTA reported that they usually find about 300-350 sets of lost keys, around 300 cellphones and 300 pairs of glasses every month. Apparently one of the strangest things left there was a three feet long alligator head.
The urban legend is that DC designer, Pierre L’Enfant hated John Jay, who was the nation’s chief justice and therefore left out J street. But it’s really because in the 18th century, I and J were almost interchangeable.
If you saw the cost of rent, you would drink too.
George Washington was supposed to be buried there. But he wanted to be buried at Mount Vernon so the crypt is empty.
It's beneath the crypt.
The first was owned by John Quincy Adams. And apparently Herbert Hoover’s son Allan, owned two alligators who lived in The White House.
DC still has no representation in the Senate.
The city still has its fair share of nature as 20% of DC is park land.
For some odd reason, the FBI reason who wrote it decided to apply for a copyright and by law, anything that is copyrighted must be made available to anyone with a library card who wants to read it at The Library of Congress.
Since 9/11, access is restricted to only staff.
The Washington Monument will sway about .125th of an inch of the wind is at least 30 miles per hour.
Washington DC is technically named for George Washington, which is obvious. But its also named for Christopher Columbus (The District of Columbia).
President William Howard Taft stood up to stretch his legs during a game. Everyone thought he was leaving and they stood up out of respect, which began the seventh inning stretch. He probably never realized there’d be a “President’s Race” years later.
Again, pass the wine.
Originally there were four marble tubs installed in 1959 because most of the senators lived in boarding houses where they didn’t have running water.
It has more than 162 million objects in its collection.
If you can’t believe these 16 strange facts, then you will be really shocked by these 15 extremely weird laws in Washington DC!
