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During the summer of 2004, Mark Zuckerberg and his Facebook co-founders rented 819 La Jennifer Way in Palo Alto as their first base in Silicon Valley. A small team of coders worked here on development of the early site, and while there, Facebook raised its first external investment. This period was a central storyline in the movie The Social Network. Read more...
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San Francisco’s cable cars are pulled along by a cable below the street that runs at a continuous 9.5 mph. The cars can release their grip on the cable and brake for slowing down and stopping. Read more...
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Stanford University’s Hoover Tower is 285 feet (or 87 meters) tall. Read more...
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SFO has an outdoor terrace and observation deck, located post-security at the end of the International Terminal, Boarding Area G. It is open 7 am to 11:30 pm daily, and is also accessible to United passengers in Terminal 3 via a secure connecting walkway. Terminal 2 also has an observation deck which is located before security so it is publicly Read more...
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Mount Davidson is the highest natural point in San Francisco, at 928 feet (or 283 meters) above sea level. At the summit, there is a 103-foot (or 31.4 meter) concrete cross which is illuminated twice a year for a prayer service on Easter Sunday and on April 24th, Armenian Genocide Memorial Day. Read more...
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The Golden Gate Bridge gets its name from the Golden Gate strait, the body of water it spans between San Francisco and Marin County, California. The name has nothing to do with the bridge’s distinctive orange red color. Read more...
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In 1914, over 60 refugees from the German-occupied city of Mechelen in Belgium were accommodated in Menai Bridge on Anglesey. In gratitude for the town’s hospitality, a group of them built this 400 metre promenade along the Menai Strait from Ynys Tysilio (Church Island) to Carreg yr Halen, completing it in 1916. It was rebuilt in 1963 and ceremonially reopened Read more...
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San Francisco has port facilities which mainly cater to passenger ferries, cruise ships, dry bulk cargo, auto carriers, and ship repairs, but no container handling, which is dominated by the Port of Oakland just across the bay. Port activities are overseen by the Port of San Francisco which manages the waterfront from Fisherman’s Wharf to India Basin. Read more...
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Tideline Marine operates a weekday scheduled water taxi commuter service as a loop from Berkeley Marina to San Francisco Pier 1.5 (next to the Ferry Building), onward to Pier 52 (for Mission Bay and the Chase Center) and back to Berkeley. There are two morning departures from Berkeley Marina’s K Dock (in front of the Harbormaster’s office) at 7:30 am Read more...
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San Francisco’s pier numbering system starts at the Ferry Building on The Embarcadero at the end of Market Street. Odd numbered piers are located to the left, going north, and even numbered piers are located to the south. Because some piers have fallen into disrepair or been removed over the years, there are gaps in the numbering system. Read more...
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The Intel Museum is located within Intel’s headquarters at 2200 Mission College Boulevard in Santa Clara, California, near the Montague Expressway exit off Highway 101. The museum features exhibits on the history of the company’s microprocessor chips, the chip fabrication process and the development of semiconductor technology more generally. Guided tours are available by prior arrangement. Admission is free and Read more...
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The San Francisco 49ers NFL football team plays its home games at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. It has been the team’s home venue since 2014 having previously been based at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Read more...
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The closest parking to the Greek Theatre at Berkeley is a few minutes walk away at the Stadium Parking Garage under Maxwell Family Field on Gayley Road between Cal Memorial Stadium and the Greek Theatre. Event parking charges range from $25 – $45. Read more...
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The 2015 season Super Bowl 50 was played at Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California on February 7th, 2016 between the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers. The Broncos won, defeating the Panthers 24–10, and Denver linebacker Von Miller was named Super Bowl MVP. As the 50th Super Bowl, the league named it Super Bowl 50 instead of Super Bowl L, Read more...
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Dress code at The French Laundry restaurant in Yountville is jackets for gentlemen, with ties optional, and jeans are permitted provided they are not distressed. Shorts, sportswear, sandals and sneakers are not appropriate. Read more...
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Jeremy Lin’s childhood home was on Louis Road in Palo Alto, California. Read more...
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From May 26th to June 2nd, 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono booked connected rooms 1742, 1738, 1740, and 1744 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal to stage their Bed-in for Peace protest against the Vietnam War. During their stay, Lennon wrote and recorded a version of Give Peace a Chance. Suite 1742, now the John Lennon & Yoko Read more...
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During its 29 years as a federal penitentiary, 14 escape attempts were made from Alcatraz Island by a total of 36 inmates, of which 2 prisoners tried twice. Official reports state that 23 were caught, 6 were shot and killed, 2 drowned trying to swim from the island, and five are listed as “missing and presumed drowned”. Only one, John Read more...
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Former British Prime Minister David Lloyd George was born on 17 January 1863 at 5 New York Place in Manchester and lived there with his parents for a few months after his birth. The house has since been demolished but the house at 34 Wadeson Road in Ardwick stands on the approximate site and a wall plaque notes the location’s Read more...
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The Jelly Belly Factory in Fairfield, California offers free self-guided tours, personal guided tours for $39 for groups of up to 6 people, and an in-depth Jelly Belly University tour costing $59 per person for groups of up to 6 people. Tours are available daily, except the Jelly Belly University tour, which is only offered Monday though Friday when the Read more...