The land that is now the city of Seattle has been inhabited for at least 4,000 years.

The Boeing Company, founded in the Seattle area by William Boeing, was originally a boat company.

In 1959, Edward E. Carlson, then president of Western International Hotels, sketched a vision of the Space Needle on a napkin as a focal point for the futuristic Wolrd's Fair in Seattle.

The bridge that connects Seattle and Madina across lake Washington is the world's longest floating bridge built in 1950.

Seattle is ranked the most literate city in the country, with the highest percentage of residents with a college degree or higher.

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