Fun & Interesting Facts About Aberdeen
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The first stern trawler was built in Aberdeen.
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The local people sometimes speak in a dialect called Doric, They are called Aberdonians.
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Aberdeen used to be known as the energy city because of its booming offshore oil industry.
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The Aberdeen area has the largest number of whiskey distilleries of any whisky producing area in Scotland
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Aberdeen has the busiest civilian heliport in the world.
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Charles Cameron from Aberdeen designed many buildings in St Petersburg during the reign of Catherine the Great.
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More medieval coin hoards have been found in Aberdeen than anywhere else in Britain.
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Aberdeen is called the “Silver City by the Golden Sands”.
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Planted in 1935, the maze in Hazlehead Park is Scotland’s oldest.
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There are over 30 places named Aberdeen throughout the world, Towns and cities called Aberdeen can be found in Canada, Australia, Hong Kong and South Africa.
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Sir David Gill, who took the first photograph of the moon in 1868, was born in Aberdeen.
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Union Street is named to commemorate the Union of Britain and Ireland.
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The self-seal envelope was developed in Aberdeen.
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Patrick Gordon from Aberdeen was the principal military instructor of Peter the Great of Russia.
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Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire have over 52 golf clubs, one for every week of the year.
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The Aberdeen Journal, one of the Press and Journal’s ancestors, is one of the oldest newspapers in Britain, first printed in 1748.
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The National Lottery has produced more than 40 millionaires in Aberdeen alone, making the city one of Scotland’s luckiest postcodes.
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Sir Winston Churchill was granted the Freedom of the City of Aberdeen in 1946.
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The Tolbooth Museum is one of the best preserved 17th-century jails in Scotland.
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The First ever seated stadium was Pittodrie Stadium.
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Aberdeen Harbour is one of the best locations for dolphin.
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Aberdeen is home to Scotland’s largest permanent funfair.
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The Robert Gordon University launched the UK’s first-degree course in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics.
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Aberdeen Harbour Board, established in 1136, is Britain’s oldest business.
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The Rowett Research Institute in Aberdeen has produced 3 Nobel Laureates.
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