Fun Facts - Washington State

Here are some fun facts that were published in the Homes Land Magazine.

* It is against the law to set fire to another person's property without prior permission in Seattle.

* Vancouver, Washington requires all motor vehicles to carry anchors as an emergency brake.

* A law in Washington states: "It is mandatory for a motorist with criminal intentions to stop at the city limits and telephone the chief of police as he is entering the town."

* In 1979, the square dance was designated as the official Washington State dance.

* Eighty percent of the glacial ice in the U.S. is found in Washington state.

* In Seattle it is illegal to carry a fishbowl or aquarium onto a bus because the sound of the water sloshing may disturb other passengers.

* It is against the law to spit on a bus.

* Mount Rainier was first climbed in 1870 by P.B. Van Trump and General Hazard Stevens.

* During the day motor vehicles must be preceded by a man carrying a red flag. AT night, the man should carry a red lantern instead.

* Snoqualmie Falls plunges 100 feet further than Niagara Falls.

* Long Beach, Washington is home to the world's largest frying pan.

* The Mercer Island Floating Bridge (now I-90), built in 1950, was the first floating bridge in the world.