8 Curious Facts about San Francisco
AUTHOR: Travel Curious
DATE: 2020
Curious Fact 1:
San Francisco has 10,000 more dogs than children.
Curious Fact 2:
Alcatraz was the only federal prison to offer hot water to prevent prisoners from trying to escape in the cold San Francisco Bay.
Curious Fact 3:
The Beatles gave their last full (and money-losing) concert at Candlestick Park on August 29, 1966. Only 25,000 tickets were sold when the park had room for 42,000 people.
Curious Fact 4:
In 1906, most of the city was destroyed by an earthquake and fire.
Curious Fact 5:
The U.S. Navy originally planned to paint the Golden Gate Bridge black with yellow stripes. The famed “International Orange” colour was only meant to be a sealant.
Curious Fact 6:
San Francisco’s cable cars are the only National Historical Monument that can move.
Curious Fact 7:
Levi Strauss invented denim jeans in San Francisco for the Gold Rush miners who needed durable yet comfortable clothing.
Curious Fact 8:
The Chinese fortune cookie was invented by a Japanese resident of San Francisco.
