101 Facts About Washington

[@colemanfleetwood608]

I'm a simple Washingtonian, I see a video about my state, and I click

[@zenobiaw831]

I've lived in Washington all my life, I've been to most other states and I 100% confirm that this the BEST state with the highest quality of life. It is the perfect haven in a rather dismal, unconvincing 1st world country. Life would seriously be intolerable if didn't live here as a U.S. citizen. I would rather beg Canada to take me or move to my husband's European country than to live anywhere else here, with the exception of Oregon. I hope it never changes. I love Washington. ♥️

[@Bonserak23]

Yakima in a native tribe, most of our names for towns and countys are native names.

[@quasi8180]

Wenatchee was named after the Wenatchi tribe

[@elizabethebbighausen9341]

Fantastic! You pronounced everything just like a person NOT from WA! Between that and the fact that the only people who use umbrellas here AREN'T from here, those are the dead giveaways of a tourist/visitor!!! Try pronouncing this one: Sequim... 🤣 Great video! Thanks from us rusty people in WA!!!

[@therealpandajam]

Cle Elum would’ve also been a problem

[@g1983able]

its pronounced skim

[@PixelatedEclipse21]

As somebody whose lived in Washington their whole life, I’ve never heard that word before.

[@thewretched0916]

I'm a Native Washingtonian. I was laughing so hard I almost peed my pants 😂😭🤣 I'm dying to know how he would have said Wenatchee, since we're literally named "The Apple Capital of the World!" I would love to hear 101 more Washington facts. Hell you could make a whole series about this state!!!

[@reiner2240]

"Spokane"

[@mateoatehortua3716]

I'm jn love with Washington state. I'm from Colombia and lived there for a year as an exchange student, after that, fell in love with it, the people, the land, culture, the music. Fuck, I love Washington!

[@Liamiscool-xw8ei]

Love Colombia county from Kitsap

[@chrismcnair]

I have lived in Washington my whole life. Its an awesome state.

[@quasi8180]

Yo Washington homie!!!

[@TheBlindAndTheBeautiful]

One thing you could have discussed is the diversity of weather. Sure Seattle gets rain. But Spokane can get everything from rain to blizzards to over 105 degree (40C) summers to dust storms and even tornados. We also have things like the Moses Lake landing strip which is now an alternate landing zone for re-entering space shuddles in case of emergencies. There are so many interesting things about this state because it is such a diverse place. I can go from a true desert to snow covered mountain passes to a temperate rainforest in the amount of time it might take someone to make it through rush hour traffic on the 405 in LA. Pretty amazing if you ask me

[@ethanbehnke4103]

Thats very true. Ive been to moses lake plenty of times. Washington also has some of the best fishing in the world. Isnt the Olympic rainforest the only rainforest in the US? Im not sure so please dont destroy me.

[@Auxrxlia]

it will be raining one minute in spokane and then you look away and there is sleet. the weather is kinda whack lmao

[@teiigzz6607]

Damn… I’m from Moses and didn’t even know that😂😂

[@evalierippy2203]

Live in Moses Lake, the landing strip currently holds a bunch of dysfunctional Boeing airplanes that cannot be flown. Love that you mentioned my city!!!

[@esaimayo2119]

As a Vancouver native (not the one from before Jesus) I appreciate you listing us in your large city fact. Too often we get lumped in with Portland because we are soooo close but we are a proud people and deserve to be mentioned

[@Zaron_Gaming]

As someone who is 15 miles from Seattle I respect your pride and Honor your city. It's a good place with some amazing views

[@esaimayo2119]

@@Zaron_Gaming hell yeah fellow Washingtonian

[@TheBlindAndTheBeautiful]

I lived there all through high school Went to Bay sadly, but hey we can not win them all. Anyway moved to Spokane for school. I've lived here 10 years now. And... Every... Freaking time I mention missing Vancouver people still think I'm talking about frickin Canada!!!! People its not even that far from here. Ugg

[@dumpster_fire_sloth]

Vancouver not BC Washington Not DC home sweet home

[@fishnet420]

Vancouver so much better then Portland

[@pjlarson1716]

Born and raised, but King County is the most populous not the largest, that’s Okanagan County.

[@KBStudiosOffice1]

yeah, i am from skagit and i was like "uhh no...(and that is not how you pronounce Yakima)".

[@baskkev7459]

It sounds like a perfect place to live. And it has rain. I love rain

[@dda40x1]

You'd love it here in Hawaii(Hilo side) it rains here 130 inches a year that is 235 days a year, it's raining now!

[@Zaron_Gaming]

It really is the perfect place to be

[@gumpyoldbugger6944]

BC is better.

[@joetaylor3548]

@@gumpyoldbugger6944 Might be better up there but BCers coming down here is f*cking TRAAAASH! Can't drive. Can't shop. Can't GTFO of the way. Best thing to happen to WA was the border closing.

[@dda40x1]

@@gumpyoldbugger6944 I love B.C!! The week before I moved to Hawaii I spent it in B.C. in the FRC, if I wasn't living here in Hawaii that is where I would want to be.

[@animefrek21]

I live in Wenatchee Washington the Apple capital of the world and it just so happens to also be a dessert, we don't get much rain here in the middle of the state.

[@quasi8180]

Yo homie fellow wenatcheean here

[@willardwooten9582]

Surprised he did not take more on the east side of our state. Dry Falls was the world's largest waterfall at 3.5 miles wide with a 400 foot drop.

[@moosenbeans903]

I am glad they didn’t less they know the less the people over there

[@willardwooten9582]

@@moosenbeans903 I always till out of staters that it rains all the time and eventually they will have web feet like the rest of us.

[@moosenbeans903]

@@willardwooten9582 ahaha I tell people we only grow three things pine needles moss and mildew in our brains. Waked up to work it was raining there was a super skinny lady standing with a long coat and a umbrella (1st clue) smoking a cig “ hi” “ hi does it rain like this all the time” me “ move back to California now” walked in. Hey who is that lady out there? Oh she is the new C.O.O. Oh shit nice working with you. We became friends

[@ethanbehnke4103]

Man no one ever talks about dry falls i used to go fishing there with my family at sun lakes when i was growin up. I remember seeing rattlesnakes sunbathing on rocks on shore from our boat.

[@willardwooten9582]

@@ethanbehnke4103 Went their as a B.S.A. for a week working on merit badges in early 60s. Killed my 1st rattler with a rock as we tried to get by.

[@kylethoren1949]

pyoo-al-up, grand coo-lee, med-eye-na, yah-ka-ma. We buy sunglasses because we lose sunglasses.

[@sakoppel5553]

I'm Sam from Washington state and young posted this 2 days after my birthday. Thank you!

[@JenniJewell]

Happy Birthday! :D

[@mwalton9830]

Yes, I grew up in Washington state,lived in both.eastern and western Washington. I now live Oregon, as Washington became too expensive to live there.I still Visit there to get together with friends. I will always be a Northwesterner!

[@krombopulossal2032]

Being from Yakima the way this man pronounced it I’ve never heard it before 🤣🤣🤣

[@isabellaangeline2175]

I’m from Yakima as well, and he pronounced it the exact same way Alex Trebek did every time it was in a Jeopardy clue.

[@quasi8180]

I lived in yakima for a while its alright though the onlything i did was go to school i never actually seen the whole town

[@meganmaki8489]

I'm a Washington Native. Yakima is pronounced: Yak-ah-ma. Puyallup is pronounced: Poo-al-ip. Spokane is pronounced: Spoke-ann. (I know it isn't spelled that way.) Also, for what ever reason, in Des Moines WA, the S is not silent. We also have the most powerful tectonic fault off the coast. The San Juan is capable of 9.2 earth quakes. It typically unzips about every three hundred years. The last quake was in 1700. You can do the math.

[@teamist6315]

101 facts about Heavy Metal! 🤘🏼

[@ThePinkgreencat]

I live in Washington State, and you could not see all the great places in a short time. It will take months. By that time you could fall in love with the state.

[@quasi8180]

Homie

[@dfm-fn1qg]

0:43 "lady dimitrescu?" i died

[@shibolinemress8913]

Love this video! Just one little correction: it's YA-kima (with a short 'a' sort of like 'yeah'), not Ya-KI-ma. Kudos on correcting yourself with Spokane, though! 😁👍

[@timfeeley714-25]

some things missed:The TV series northern exposure was filmed in the town of Rosylyn,The world famous Omak stampede suicide race, All the outdoor hunting scenes for the movie the deer hunter were filmed at artist point at the MT baker ski area,MT Shuksan at MT baker ski area the most beautiful and possibly the most photographed mountain in the the world! The Museum of flight, Dry falls (biggest water fall ever on the face of the earth),Bruce and Brandon lees grave sites etc....

[@kayleeriley3591]

I am from a small town just outside of Yakima I’m glad we got a couple mentions because the east side rarely gets them I also got a good chuckle out of the pronunciations

[@TheNewKid4]

You should do a 101 facts video on the Italian-American Mafia

[@taelorwatson9822]

Do you want Sam to disappear?

[@TheKiyokoTek]

My favourite part was when he talked about Washington state

[@robertgermainii7813]

Same

[@Melhaven1]

I’m surprised he didn’t mention wizards of the coast. Magic the gathering, Pokémon cards, D&D, etc.

[@norvesh]

As a Washingtonian I have to give you kudos as our names are rough. It’s no longer the Puyallup Fair but rather just the Washington State Fair so you’re off the hook for that one. Also, most Washingtonians get super irked about Seattle. They’re are SO many cool things about Washington. You didn’t talk about The Evergreen State College in Olympia for example. Creator of the Simpson’s Matt Greoing is an alumni. Kirk Cobain is from Aberdeen NOT Seattle. Tacoma provided a majority of the materials for the Disneyworld’s monorail.

[@3PMusic.]

I love how washington attracts intelligent people from all parts of the globe.

[@kriskabin]

Yes, hence the lowest church/cult membership of all the U.S. 👍👏

[@marians2249]

I love is Washington and it’s a great state to live in.

[@ruanolwagen3411]

I live in a state of fear

[@kaikai5420]

3rd comment I’m geeking out over the fact transition slide being the Monroe bridge, something I can walk to from my house. Thank you Sam I needed this, idk if you saw my other comments and this influenced you to make this but thank you regardless 🥲🥲

[@Rayne_bloodshed]

I’m a bus ride away from it, I’m pretty excited about this video, even if he pronounced Spokane like “spo-cane” at first

[@mathieuleader8601]

the home state of Fraiser

[@Mithrandir39]

I have been to Washington many many times and really enjoy the State. I have many friends that live there. I am a Canadian myself.

[@dumpster_fire_sloth]

Born and raised in Vancouver WA it's kinda weird hearing places from my home state ( other than Seattle which I hear mentioned all the time) said so much on this channel

[@rachealfoster7801]

I live on the south east of the state by hanford and if I was to put anything in to this video I would say Washington is split in two one side is a rain forest and the other is a high desert.

[@_lilith_clawthorne_]

YES no one ever talks about the eastern side! I also live near Handford, so have been there and know multiple people who work there, and it is such an important part of the states history.

[@Nerf22]

Born there. Lived there off and on. It's a great state, but the state is so expensive and a lot of the people will think they're better than you.

[@earthwormqueen9942]

Because we are

[@devingiles6597]

Hey, Sam. Can you please do 101 facts about Belgium? They made the delicious chocolate there.

[@kimshe84]

Being someone from Puyallup I was dying when he pronounced it so wrong😂 its (pue all up)

[@pnwfool6043]

sweet, learning about the state i was born and live in

[@tkskagen]

I have been a prowd resident of Washington State all of my 50 years. It doesn't rain as much as is to beleived, but we are hesitant to have more families move up here! We actually have only 2 seasons (on a good year) for which are Spring and fall...

[@tkskagen]

More reason that I love residing in Western Washington State!

[@Aothis]

Hello from sedro woolley, Washington!

[@nyatistik]

Well Seattle actually hasn't been raining that much from my experience it only rained like twice in the last month or two

[@SeanC773]

Contrary to popular myth it only rains a lot here in the winter. Summer is mostly rain free.

[@thefactgoose]

this aged well. it is actually raining alot. loved the snow tho

[@djparn007]

Lots of places have more rainfall by volume than Seattle/western Washington. It's just that we have so many cloudy days with very light rain.

[@allisonbergh4429]

I like to say it doesn’t “rain a lot” so much as “sprinkle frequently” 😆

[@colinmacv]

Had to do a double take on the vancouver in seattle. im canadian and vancouver is super close to the border so i thought there was a mistake. Turns out there is a Vancouver, WA. I guess i learned something.

[@matthewdrummond1340]

Same 😮

[@dumpster_fire_sloth]

Yep when I tell people I'm from Vancouver people almost always think I'm Canadian. We have shirts here that say "Vancouver not BC Washington not DC"

[@BenGarrott]

I didn’t realize how many people didn’t know about Vancouver WA. It’s the 4th largest city in WA with around 200,000 people

[@tasteewheat393]

Seattle and Portland are the cities i love so much

[@brandonmarchand7085]

He literally only talked about 1/4th of the state lol. Seattle only accounts for a small amount of Washington. Eastern Washington exist too you know! For example, the Columbia Basin located in Washington is actually considered a desert and has a surface similar to the surface of Mars. NASA comes to the “Potholes ORV park” to test there rovers and what not before sending them to space! Moses lake has one of the largest runways in the country, so large in fact that a space shuttle can be landed on it. Just saying, could have expanded past Seattle for some interesting facts...

[@mrsehj]

I noticed this in the many Washington State videos I have watched on KZbin and other documentaries about the State, they overlook Eastern Wa. I even Lived near Seattle for 10 years , there is a definite class division . Eastern Washington Has a different kind of beauty, I feel and see it in our people here, there are days I wake to see clear blue skies with views of two mountains (Rainer and Adams) We have spectacular sunsets ,wonderful hot summers , Fresh Asparagus and other great produce at the Farmer's Market , Fantastic Fall Colors the smell of Grapes is heady in autumn and nearby things to do with friends with the many wineries and fishing and floating the river. The people are friendly I am proud to be an Eastern Washington resident my family has been in Yakima Valley for over 155 years, Great -Great Grandpa came over in a covered wagon and we've been here ever since.

[@quasi8180]

Its annoying when all people talk about is seattle for the rest of us on the east side

[@gabi-eg7tg]

hi there! hope y'all are having a great heatwave!!

[@Iamtheliquor]

Yeah its boiling in Terra del fuego.....

[@nate5599]

The Uk is pretty much on fire right now :P we all ask for warmer weather but this is not what we meant XD

[@skymitch89]

1:24 It's pronounced Spo-can... 11:39 It's pronounced Cool-lee 15:36 It's pronounced Ya-ka-ma...

[@alethaholder7010]

Thanks for all the facts .... moving there in Jan 2023!!!!

[@tonney8108]

First viewer again yipeee!!!🎊🎊🎉 101 facts about Kenya please. I'm past requesting Sam 101 facts about Kenya 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪 pleaaaase

[@Iamtheliquor]

If its not an American state he’s not interested unfortunately

[@tonney8108]

@@Iamtheliquor 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Iamtheliquor]

@@tonney8108 id love to see videos about other countries but he is over obsessed with US states and as a British citizen i find it embarrassing

[@tonney8108]

@@Iamtheliquor It's all about 50 US states and very few African countries.

[@tonney8108]

There has only been 3 videos to do with Africa. 😂😂 A continent of 54 countries.

[@KingTodd_gaming_]

Grey's Anatomy

[@garycarpenter6433]

You should do a video on 101 facts that Washington has done and whats named after him

[@LostSoulsParadoxicalDoctrine]

3rd gen oly wa. Been living around South Puget Sound my whole life. if you move here, be sure to get liquid sun! (Vitamin B teas) You won't tan, but you will rust!

[@hpmuthersbaugh]

Well done, by jove! We live in Walla Walla. WA, that didn’t even receive an honorable mention in your state fact video. Oh well, cheers! And thanks for making your video tour so entertaining!! 👍

[@stryker94]

Thanks for the facts.

[@sj4901]

8:16 was so cute! I love your videos, and are gonna be binge watching them for the summer.

[@allenstayduhar7139]

Moving to Washington soon! Yahoo!

[@vampires4life]

LMAO he said yakima so wrong it took me a moment to realize what he said 😭😭😭 treasure trove of mispronunciations here XD good video though, im obsessed w/ the history of this place

[@kaikai5420]

YOU FINALLY DID THIS IM SO HAPPY SAM

[@bocaj42]

I've grown up and spent the majority of my life in Olympia. I have never, not once, heard it called O-town. Oly (pronounced oh-lee) is a very popular shortening. Puyallup is pronounced Pew-al-up, and Yakima is pronounced yak-him-uh. Mispronounciations of city names, (most of which are named after Native American words or tribes,) is common, and how you can tell a local from a visitor. I suspect the reason we buy so many sunglasses is that we're so used to rainy and cloudy weather, that our eyes feel more aggrevated when the sun comes out. Along with all that hops, Olympia (or technically Tumwater,) was home the the Olympia Brewery until it closed in 2003. The building still sits there derelict and empty. I still remember growing up hearing the whistle for opening, closing, and lunch.

[@Whootzie]

I know a lot of people can't pronounce a lot of names in Washington. I keep on correcting what the proper pronunciation. Can't wait for you to say to Tulalip or Sequim

[@sethhomer1681]

im surprised he did not talk about fort Vancouver at all or the ship building ports in Vancouver

[@Zaron_Gaming]

It's the most beautiful state and has a pretty balanced weather pattern assuming you love rain :P Stays around the 50-80 degrees. Wait you said Spokane wrong lol. Spo-can. I didn't choose Washington but I'll never leave. It's truly blissful. Yes it's extremely confusing to outsiders and annoying when they keep getting Washington state and D.C mixed up. It happens more than you guess... mount Ruh-near. Outsiders really struggle with the pronunciation.. another thing you get used to I live in Everett and yes the Boeing building is massive. It used to be one of the biggest employers around here during these years a lot of people were fired.. On the naval side brementon naval port was used a ton during WW2 for repairs and staging. It's still used. Everett at one point was home to a big carrier the Abraham Lincoln and the naval crews really helped grow the city before it was transfered out a few years ago. We still have a few warships here but those are destroyers and frigates. Pu-al-up.

[@ethanbehnke4103]

Mt rainier is pronounced rain-nier its original name is mt tahoma though.

[@ethanbehnke4103]

Puyallup is also pronounced pew-wallup btw

[@JoshuaLand-sf7nn]

Potentially moving to Seattle because the crime is so bad in baltimore I’m willing to move all the way across the country

[@SeaSerenity]

Heading there soon! Camano Island 🎉

[@quasi8180]

My state was one of the first to legalise gay marriage did not know that Proud Washingtonian

[@aqpanda3571]

Fun fact. Mt rainer's original name was Tahoma given by the natives, leading to the name of the city of Tacoma.

[@kriskabin]

So WHY name this mnt Rainier!?! Rainier is the name of a piss-ant British soldier who fought AGAINST the U.S. ! 🙄😡 Tahoma should be the name for Washington's highest peak!

[@ceceliaharris-us3xk]

Thank you I love this. You are so cool and smart and I am a 59 yr. old lady who thinks that you rock and you nailed the state of Washington .You make awsome fun facts thanks thanks thanks can you do one for massachussetts😜🤪😋🌏🏖🗻🏕🏞🌎🌍🌏🪵😜😆😝😀😄😁

[@joeshmo9677]

I live in Zillah! From Sunnyside the teapot is cool attraction but besides that there is nothing else here also the pumps don’t work it’s all for show it used to be on the highway it was relocated into town.

[@Marlonxx_]

My most favorite Washington city Vancouver

[@mitchellrusso6856]

Wow

[@ElCaciqueWillo]

I love Washington State, lived there while stationed at Fort Lewis (Joint Base Lewis-McChord)

[@Jimmyp437]

I love America!

[@Excaliburhope]

I live in Washington. It's great. Have fun!

[@mewhendeeznuts]

Washington is also known for the first female astronaut named Bonnie Jeanne Dunbar

[@quasi8180]

Cause we be progressive like that

[@Auxrxlia]

the first pronunciation of Spokane hit me that I paused the video and put my phone down lol glad you corrected though

[@laurysaldana5224]

I live in Auburn, Washington

[@phyllisdicks9830]

Great state. I seriously need to go back there. Hopefully without the entire week of nearly unending rain. And "Seattle's Best" coffee is better than "Starbuck's".

[@justinegts4004]

Can confirm

[@ethanbehnke4103]

It really doesnt rain that much dissappointingly and both of those coffees are from the same place literally. Both of their coffees are delicious

[@phyllisdicks9830]

@@ethanbehnke4103 It's in the way the coffee is brewed. Starbucks is sludge. We'll just have to agree to disagree on that.. They brew it twice normal strength; going for caffeine content over flavor. Yuck! And I don't know about the rest of the year, but I was there in September, and it was cloudy, and dreary, and rainy the whole week I was there. Wanted to see Mt. Ranier. Never did, because of the cloud cover. Still had fun. One thing I never want to do again, though, is drive through the mountains in Montana at night. That's some scary sh*t.

[@joeshmo9677]

Also Yakima comes from the Yakima nation a native group here in Washington. It’s not that hard to look up.

[@mariabrandon7394]

I've been to Washington State. The band Heart also came from Seattle.

[@alfredpek2812]

Do 101 Facts about Indonesia!!! We are the biggest archipelago nation. 4th most populous nation and one of the most linguistically and culturally diverse nation on the planet!

[@jwpaulson2360]

Enjoyable, but you really need to check out locality pronunciations!

[@mop_man]

Keep them coming

[@justinegts4004]

I live in Washington State, about a 20 minute drive away from the Puyallup fairgrounds

[@mrsehj]

My friend lived in Puyallup for 50 years, I went to the fair regularly with her one of their advertising jingles was : You can do it at a trot, you can do it at a Gallop you can do it real slow, so your heart don't Palpitate, just don't be Late, Do The Puyallup ! That has stuck in my head for years.

[@justinegts4004]

@@mrsehj OH MY GOD! I forgot about that jingle. No matter what anyone else calls it it'll still be the Puyallup Fair to me

[@allisonbergh4429]

I live about a mile from the fairgrounds. During fair season, we can hear the concerts from our house 😆

[@ACCollection]

Great video!

[@sherimatukonis6016]

We don't tan, we rust. Lmao

[@lexibathory4819]

Twlight was filmed in Oregon

[@TairnKA]

I grew up in Yakima ("Yakimanic") and lived most of my life in the "Greater Seattle" area. ;-) For a humorous read about Seattle's history, read "Son of the Profits". ;-D

[@jonathanskurtu7384]

I like these 101 facts videos

[@chandlerdowers4978]

And on Boston

[@thewretched0916]

98 *SALES TAX* EVERYTHING IN THIS DAMNED STATE, EXCEPT GROCERIES IS TAXED. Imagine every time you add $100 of items to your cart, your balance is immediately $110. And a 750ml bottle of whiskey is $10 before tax. But can be $20 after tax.

[@MeditationParadiseLand]

Good Information Thank you for sharing new subscriber!🌻

[@mochubb8703]

I lived in Washington state my entire life and it'spronounce(Yak-E-mah)and it is the largest county in Washington

[@tylermorgan8874]

Mt Saint Helens last erupted in 2004 and lasted for 4 continuous years.

[@VictorCowo]

Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't the Pig war the bases of a Hey Arnold episode?

[@Christine-Eisen]

Fun fact the only building better than the space needle (in Seattle) is the Columbia center at 73 floors and you can go almost all the way up Update- also we buy so many sun glasses is because most of us keep losing them (actually true)

[@ethanbehnke4103]

Ive never heard maryjane called jazz lettuce lmao

[@gregoryrapier3021]

I live in Ocean Shores WA.

[@aidenrelkoff210]

He forgot to mention the nuclear submarine bade

[@jullianaballesteros]

Hiii