Washington State:
- The electric guitar was invented in Washington
- Birthplace of Jimi Hendrix and Bing Crosby
- Home of Heart, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Nirvanna, Temple of the Dog, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Screaming Trees, Mother Love Bone, Candlebox, Mudhoney, and Soundgarden
- UPS was started in Seattle
- "The Wave" was invented in Seattle
- The world's first soft-serve ice cream machine was located in Washington
- Home of Boeing, Weyerhaueser, Starbucks, and Microsoft
- Home of the oldest bass club in the world
- The longest floating bridge over salt water is in Washington, as is the longest and 4th longest floating bridges over freshwater.
- The first shopping mall was built in Washington
- Snow skis were invented in Washington
- Has the highest mountain in the lower 48 (Mt. Rainier - 14,410 ft)
- Has one of the most number of active and inactive volcanoes in any state
- Has 2 climates: A moderate, wet climate in the west, and a desert climate in the east.
- In 1997 Gary Locke became the first Asian American governor in the continental United States, and the first Chinese-American governor in U.S. history. He is now on Obama's cabinet (U.S. Secretary of Commerce), along with the Seattle Police Chief (Drug Czar).
- Washington is number one in the country in the production of apples and hops.
- Washington has over 1,000 dams.
- is the home of the world's wealthiest man, Microsoft's Bill Gates.
- On March 18, 1917, vaudeville aficionados laughed to the antics of a young Stan Laurel at a stage show at Seattle's Hippodrome. Exactly 10 years later, a new generation of entertainment junkies saw and heard their first "talkie" at the Blue Mouse (Seattle), by which time Laurel, now paired with Oliver Hardy, had achieved worldwide fame.
- Washington state has more glaciers than the other 47 contiguous states combined.
- is the site of the world's largest building, Boeing's final assembly plant.
- Has the loudest NFL stadium
The bad
- Depending on the study, has the 3rd or 4th worst traffic in the nation.
- Cost of living in Seattle is one of the highest outside of California
- Gas tax is one of the highest in the country
- The term "Skid Road" came from Seattle
