Here Are 12 Things They Don’t Teach You About Nashville In School

Nashville is painted in history, the whole of the city drenched in stories and wondering events from the past. Which, of course means, that quite a few children get to enjoy history-laden lectures and field trips. What about what they don't teach you, though? What about the stories that get lost, or the strange facts that will tickle your fancy? We found twelve of them, which means you'll be the belle of the ball at your next dinner party. How many do you know?

12. United Record Pressing opened in 1949 - and is becoming extinct.

It's an unassuming spot in Music City, and happens to be one of only four vinyl pressing companies that are still alive and well in the US.

11. Belle Meade Plantation was once home to a few good horses.

Of the horses bred on the property, you may remember the names Seabiscuit and Iroquios, the first American horse to win the English Derby.

10. Nashville was the first city in the US to be granted an FM-broadcasting license.

It was station W47NV and they went live in 1941.

9. Dolly Parton began her career on Porter Wagoner's Show in Nashville.

She will now always be known as the queen of country. This doesn't come as a shock to you though, huh?

8. Nashville is a Christmas baby!

The city was founded officially on Christmas Eve, 1779.

7. RCA Studio B has a very special string of Christmas lights.

They've been hung in the studio since Elvis placed them there himself, so many years ago.

6. The Athena statue is the largest indoor statue in the western hemisphere.

You can find it smack dab in the middle of Centennial Park, taking up residence in the Parthenon.

5. The idea for the Seeing Eye Dog was born in Nashville.

In 1927 a young Morris Frank read about dogs being used to help lead blinded veterans, and the idea took hold. The Seeing Eye was incorporated in Nashville two years later.

4. It's illegal to keep a cheetah as a pet.

No matter how cute and fluffy they are!

3. The Nashville Native William Walker was elected president...

...of Nicaragua in 1956.

2. The first EVER combination candy bar calls Nashville its home.

Some even say the "Goo" stands for the three beginning letters in the, "Grand Ole Opry."

1. The famed DoubleTree cookies are made in Nashville.

Yep! They're from The Christy Cookie Co., a Nashville based business that makes their home in Germantown.

Now that you know the unknown city story, why don't you visit this hidden park in Nashville?