The Entire Population of Whittier, Alaska Lives in One Building

A Mostly Normal Life

Whittier even has its own school, located in a building behind Begich Towers. And though must of her students are also neighbors, teacher Erika Thompson was not an Alaska native, and has more or less adjusted to the strange lifestyle…

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The More You Know

  • Contrary to popular belief, Marilyn Munroe was nowhere near a 'plus' size 12 - 16, she was closer to a US size 0.
  • The first American woman to go to medical school was admitted as a joke. Geneva Medical School thought it was joke when Elizabeth Blackwell applied to attend 1847. She graduated in 1849, started her own practice, and opened an infirmary for the poor.
  • If you ate nothing but rabbit meat, you would die from protein poisoning.
  • Over 80 million bacteria can be exchanged in one kiss.
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