DO YOU KNOW.WHAT kind of bird was a popular tourist attraction inJacksonville in the early 1900s?(Hint: People didn't come to see it fl y!)WHO performed at the Florida Theatre in 1956 with a localjudg
DO YOU KNOW.WHY the historic Jefferson Hotel's most unusual guestspreferred pools over pillows?(Hint: The bathtubs weren't big enough!)WHERE historic Agecroft Hall was originally located?(Hint: Think
DO YOU KNOW.WHAT big celebration drew nine million people toPhiladelphia--in 1875?(Hint: It was another "Philly first.")WHICH invention dedicated in 1946 at the Universityof Pennsylvania greatly contr
DO YOU KNOW.WHAT huge discovery was unveiled in 1907 at theCarnegie Museum of Natural History?(Hint: It was named after the museum's founder!)WHICH letter was offi cially ordered out of Pittsburgh'sna
DO YOU KNOW.HOW one Boston building provides a daily weatherforecast?(Hint: If you know the poem you can crack the code!)WHAT popular spot in the city was once used for suchthings as livestock grazing
DO YOU KNOW.WHY people flock to the Congress Avenue Bridge onmany spring and summer evenings?(Hint: It's not to see the people!)WHAT nickname Zilker Park has earned because ofits size?(Hint: Even New
DO YOU KNOW.WHY so many people fl ock to Savannah every March 17?(Hint: It's a lucky day!)WHERE you can write with a quill pen while visiting anineteenth century classroom?(Hint: Think fi rst public s
DO YOU KNOW.WHY the Ohio Village Muffi ns' baseball games areso special?(Hint: Their equipment bags are very light!)WHAT other name was favored before Columbusbecame the city's offi cial name?(Hint: C
DO YOU KNOW.WHAT most people think a Chicago-style hot dogdoesn't need?(Hint: Your taste buds may disagree!)WHICH states are represented by the four pairs ofbronze seahorses in Buckingham Fountain?(Hi
DO YOU KNOW. HOW a 17-pound rock helped make the Charlotte area famous in the early 1800s? (Hint: It was a very expensive doorstop!) WHAT historic event took place in Charlotte on June 19, 1949? (Hint
DO YOU KNOW.WHAT can you expect to see "dropped" in Raleighevery New Year's Eve?(Hint: It's quite a bit larger than life!)HOW the state saved money when building theGovernor's Mansion back in the 1890
DO YOU KNOW.WHY the letter k starts and ends the word Kodak?(Hint: This letter had a real advantage!)WHAT famous supermarket started out in 1916 as theRochester Fruit & Vegetable Company?(Hint: It
DO YOU KNOW.WHAT the elephants (and other animals!) at theRiverbanks Zoo and Garden are doing to inspire greaterstewardship of the Earth?(Hint: It's a special kind of "Green Movement!")HOW city planne
DO YOU KNOW.WHAT Texas-sized symbols stand at the North StarMall in San Antonio?(Hint: They're too big to two-step!)WHY worldwide attention was focused on San Antonioin 1968?(Hint: Six million visitor
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