Seattle is ranked as the most literate city in the country. Books be popular.
Seattle has the highest percentage of residents with a college degree or higher. Bitches be smart.
Seattle was the first city in the US the play a Beatles song on the radio. Why hello there Jude.
Seattle was the first US city to put its' police officers on bicycles. Super fit law enforcers.
Seattle's houseboat population is the highest in the country. Fucking houseboats are the shit.
The original Starbucks opened in Seattle in 1971. Bitches need coffee.
Jimi Hendrix was born in Seattle. Rock and fucking roll.
Seattleites buy more sunglasses per capita than any other city in the nation. Fuck the clouds and rain.
The world's first gas station opened in Seattle in 1907. Fucking fossil fuels.
Seattle has both the first (Mercer Island Floating Bridge) and the longest (Evergreen Point Floating Bridge) floating bridges in the world. Who doesn't like to drive on water?
The name Seattle was derived from a Native American Chief's name. 2 chill 2 quit.
Seattle is made up of a bunch of unique neighborhoods, because they used to be a bunch of little towns before coming together to form the city. IN-FUCKING-CEPTION.
Seattle has a shit ton of sister cities, like Galway Ireland, Beer Sheva Israel, Limbe Cameroon, Tashkent Uzbekistan, just to name a few. So worldly.
Here's just a badass picture of the Seahawks mascot.
And there you have it. A handful of awesome yet random facts about Seattle, one great fucking city. If you have any other stupidly cool facts about the city, let us know! Live long and prosper ya'll.
