[Places fact 1] The city of Denver was originally awarded the honor of hosting the 1976 Winter Olympics. The people of Colorado, however, voted against funding the games, and Innsbruck (Austria) ended up hosting them. This is the only time in history that a city has been awarded the games but rejected them later.
[Places fact 2] Watermelons originated in Africa and were first cultivated solely for their water content. Their flavor was very bitter.
[Places fact 3] At the Edinburgh Zoo, there is a voluntary daily penguin parade, which sometimes gets canceled if the penguins do not wish to go out that day.
[Places fact 4] In 2014, original "Top Model" winner Adrianne Curry fended off an attacker with a bullwhip while dressed as Catwoman at San Diego Comic-Con.
[Places fact 5] In 2009, a man named Tracy Ingle was sentenced to 18 years in prison for felony assault after pointing his gun at officers raiding his home in a no-knock raid. He was shot five times and police didn't find the drugs they were looking for.
[Places fact 6] The term Golden Gate (Bridge) refers to the Golden Gate Strait which is the entrance to the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean.
[Places fact 7] The Great Gama is the only undefeated wrestler in the world. His career spanned 50 years. And Bruce Lee was a fan.
[Places fact 8] An Amsterdam anti-litter campaign hired alcoholics to pick up trash and paid them in beer.
[Places fact 9] Keith Moon hated drum solos and refused to play them in concerts. In one show, Townshend and Entwistle decided to spontaneously stop playing to hear Moon's drum solo. Moon stopped too, shouting "Drum solos are boring!"
[Places fact 10] A spy-themed restaurant called the SafeHouse, which was founded in 1966 has a hidden location with a secret entrance. A password is needed to enter and if it's not given, patrons will have to do silly tasks that are broadcasted to people inside the restaurant in order to enter.
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