Houston, home to cowboys and astronauts, but how much do you really know about the place where this year’s WPC will be located.
Check out these random but interesting Houston facts:
- Geographical Fact: Houston is the fourth largest city in the United States and the most populated city within Texas.
- Industry Fact: The Port of Houston ranks first in the United States in respect to international waterborne tonnage handled and second in total cargo tonnage handled.
- Tourism Fact: It’s the home to many cultural institutions and exhibits, which attract more than 7 million visitors a year to the Museum District. Houston has an active visual and performing arts scene in the Theater District and offers year-round resident companies in all major performing arts.
- Food Fact: Houston has over 11,000 restaurants hence why residents ten to eat out more often than other US citizens.
- Sport Fact: The Astrodome, built in 1995, was the world’s first domed stadium. Houston currently has basketball, hockey, baseball, football and soccer teams.
- The out of this World Fact: The first moon landing was in 1969, the crew reported back by saying ‘Houston, the Eagle has landed’ making ‘Houston’ the first word ever to be spoken on the moon.
- The ‘Seriously….’ Fact: In Houston it is actually illegal to sell Limburger cheese on Sundays. What is Limburger cheese?
- Famous People Fact: Hilary Duff, Beyonce Knowles and Kelly Rowland were all either born or raised in Houston.
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