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Seeing as how this last Tuesday was the forty-seventh anniversary of the 1962 World's Fair here in Seattle, we've spent a fair bit of time checking out all the great HistoryLink info on the Century 21 Exhibition (as it was otherwise known) and came across an interesting little tidbit: the Ford Motor Company, at the prompting of Joe Gandy, a local dealership owner, invested in developing the "An Adventure in Space" exhibit, one of the fair's signature pieces. And at the end of their exhibit, Ford showcased its most cutting-edge concept car, named the Ford Seattle-ite XXI.

After over 45 years as Seattle's most visible man-made icon, the Space Needle is in dire need of a bath. Turns out the Needle has not had a serious cleaning since 1962, when it was introduced to the world as Seattle's symbol, during the World's Fair. The much-needed bath began yesterday, at the hands of a German company which promises a "green clean" of the icon. Karcher has also been tasked with cleaning some of the world's most recognizable monuments, including Mt. Rushmore and Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.