2 Comments TIL Xi’an, the ancient city in the Northwest China that used to be the capital for many medieval Chinese dynasties (also appears in the Chinese classic “Romance of the Three Kingdoms”), has now a Muslim quarter and a sizable Muslim population. 3 percent of Chinese population are Muslims. by whatilearned February 28, 2022, 9:57 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
6 Comments TIL Washington State’s largest food bank, Northwest Harvest, was forced to relocate after the landowner, Trinity Parish Church, planned to demolish the site and build a 30-story tower to fund church renovations. by whatilearned January 22, 2022, 2:38 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
1 Comment Researchers have investigated a unique leather scale armor found in the tomb of a horse rider in Northwest China. Design and construction details of the armor indicate that it originated in the Neo-Assyrian Empire between the 6th and 8th century BCE before being brought to China by HistoryBuff December 9, 2021, 12:08 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
6 Comments TIL The Pacific Northwest is due for a 9.0 magnitude earthquake that would displace millions by whatilearned December 5, 2021, 12:13 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
4 Comments TIL: Northwest Angle, MN was created when map maker, John Mitchell miscalculated the source of the Mississippi being the Lake of The Woods. by whatilearned November 29, 2021, 6:05 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
TIL During the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, 6 analysts examined 3000 feet of reconnaissance film in the National Photographic Interpretation Center, a secret facility that occupied the upper floor of a Ford dealership in a derelict block at Fifth and K streets in Northwest Washington, D.C. by whatilearned November 22, 2021, 5:53 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
8 Comments TIL: There is an area in MN, USA where residence have to pass through the Canadian border twice to get to mainland US. “Surrounded on 3 sides by Canada, U.S. residents of Northwest Angle learn to live with odd geographic reality” by whatilearned October 20, 2021, 1:08 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
4 Comments TIL orcas have specialized cultures who hunt differently. In the Pacific Northwest resident orcas feed on salmon and communicate freely, transient orcas feed on marine mammals using stealth, and offshore orcas may feed on sharks. Although the same species, no interbreeding has been observed. by whatilearned October 13, 2021, 6:51 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments TIL that a breed of wool dogs existed on the pacific northwest coast. Indigenous people would keep the dogs isolated on small islands to prevent inter breeding with hunting dogs. The wool dogs were cared for and feed a rich diet of seafood to produce strong yarn to make blankets from. by whatilearned May 23, 2021, 6:15 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
More Women Having Babies at Home or Birth Centers Most tended to be low-risk pregnancies and Pacific Northwest saw greatest increase, study finds by DailyHealthNews May 12, 2021, 1:45 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
5 Comments TIL The 49th Parallel, a 5,525-mile long border between Canada and the United States of America is the longest undefended international boundary in the world. However, it is not without disagreements. The Northwest Passage, claimed by Canada, are viewed as international shipping waters by the U.S. by whatilearned April 30, 2021, 11:02 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
5 Comments TIL the only Pre-Colombian Native American Iron Age was caused by Japanese shipwrecks brought to the Pacific Northwest by the Kuroshio Current. By the time Europeans arrived, tribes had been creating iron tools and weapons for years. by whatilearned April 26, 2021, 8:24 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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