Huntsville Alabama facts
While investigating facts about Huntsville Alabama, I found out little known, but curios details like:
The discoverer of a gene for Green Fluorescent Protein lost his grant, didn't get tenure, left academe and was working at a car dealership in Huntsville, Alabama, when he learned that former colleagues had won the Nobel Prize using the gene he sequenced.
The first rocket to take people to the moon was built by Alabamian employees. The rocket capital of the world is Huntsville Alabama.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 6 of the best facts about Huntsville Alabama I managed to collect.
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From 1950 to 1970 von Braun and his team were at the US Army's Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama where they worked on ballistic missiles.
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Huntsville, Alabama is the worst city in America for tornado damage
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Michael Brown was born in Huntsville, Alabama.
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There is a 10,000 seat arena in Huntsville Alabama named after a Nazi SS officer
