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11 Things We Learned About Seattle In 2015

The International Sweethearts of Rhythm at the Black & Tan Speakeasy, Sept. 24, 1944. Photo by Al Smith Sr.
Courtesy of The National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center

1. Who some of these people are in these amazing archival photos of African-American life in Seattle.

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[asset-images[{"caption": "", "fid": "117269", "style": "placed_wide", "uri": "public://201504/IMG_6829_0.JPG", "attribution": "Credit KUOW Photo/Joshua McNichols"}]]3. If you launch rockets made of water bottles, as students at the Northwest Indian College did, NASA might call you up.

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[asset-images[{"caption": "", "fid": "121356", "style": "placed_wide", "uri": "public://201510/bathroom-photo.jpg", "attribution": "Credit Courtesy of Anonymous"}]] 5. Seattle moms pump in bathrooms because their employers won’t comply with federal law. 

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6. Once upon a time, Washington state almost had an income tax

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[asset-images[{"caption": "", "fid": "121961", "style": "placed_wide", "uri": "public://201511/dennisskateboard.jpg", "attribution": "Credit Skagit Valley Herald/Scott Terrell"}]]9. This 14-year-old was allowed to refuse life-saving care in the name of religion. 

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[asset-images[{"caption": "", "fid": "120624", "style": "placed_wide", "uri": "public://201509/20150914_orcabreach.jpg", "attribution": "Credit Dan Acosta"}]]11. Grannies run the orca whale world.