Strippers at the World's Fair? Exploring Seattle's urban lore and legends Turns out there's a lot of tunnels running around Seattle



But can you attest to the varacity of the rest of these Seattle myths and legends? Click through the slideshow to check your knowledge. less Every Seattleite worth their salt knows that Seattle doesn't actually get more rain than anywhere in the country (keep it down though; the San Franciscans are listening).

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Okay, okay: So you understand "Jesus Christ made Seattle under protest," and you know to avoid Interstate 5 at all costs. But do you know why Jimi Hendrix didn't graduate from Garfield High School?

How about what rests just off of Magnuson's boat launch? Or maybe you're well-versed in the rumors about the University of Washington's architecture?

You don't have to be a true Seattleite to have heard some of this local lore (if I had a nickel for every time someone told me about how our city was keeping the sunglasses industry alive) but there's plenty in the slideshow above that's extra specific to our area.

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Some of them are things you may have heard around the campfire; others, things that may have been shared in hallways between classrooms – one went so wild it caused a problem for the local military after World War II.

We tried to seek out as much of Seattle lore, legend, myth, and wonder as we could dig up. For the most part we steered clear of ghostly hauntings (I'll take your word for it that you've seen Alice B. Toklas's ghost at the Sorrento) in favor of stories that had either gotten away from the original teller or had at least a nugget of provable truth to them.

To test your knowledge of Seattle urban legends, and see if there's any you missed, check out the slideshow above. If you feel like we missed one, leave us a note in the comments.