Little Known Facts That Might Interest You

[Don Alaska]

Fascinating. It appears to be constructed in a river gorge, so I was wondering if it had ever been flooded. I found this information...

"Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan’s long history includes many dramatic moments. There were massive fires in 1909 and 1916. A large rock destroyed one of the ryokan’s buildings in 1925. A major typhoon hit in 1982. As a result, the hotel’s main building has moved three times." https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/nishiyama-onsen-keiunkan-worlds-oldest-hotel-intl-hnk

I stayed in a ryokan for a few days. I found it wonderful. It does require an adventurous spirit for a Westerner though. I had never heard of this one though.

 

[Lois E. Winters]

 

[Mary Stetler]

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Antifa?

 

[Dave Earl]

Strawberries are the only fruit with seeds on the outside.

 

[Kate Ellery]

Capital City Argument: …..Canberra was chosen as the capital of Australia …only because Sydney and Melbourne couldn't stop arguing over which city should get the title.

 

[Beth Gallagher]

The Oval Office "Resolute" desk was built from the timbers of HMS Resolute, a British ship abandoned in the Arctic in 1854. Found drifting by Americans in 1855, it was restored and returned to the UK. Queen Victoria later had the 1,300lb desk made from its wood as a gift to the U.S.​

 

[Faye Fox]

You could once buy a house kit from the Sears Catalog.