Maryland is not generally known for its sharks
but actually a common enough occurrence in the Chesapeake Bay.
Bone head sharks, tiger sharks, hammerhead sharks
and even a great white shark named Mary Lee
have all been spotted in Maryland waters.
Hi, I'm Malcolm Lawson, I’m Maryland real estate agent,
that was one of 10 facts that you probably didn't know about Maryland.
Here's another one for you.
Number 9, Maryland was not always known for the Baltimore Ravens.
In fact, starting in 1953, Maryland was known for the Baltimore Colts.
This was until the early morning of March 29th, 1984
when the Colts abruptly and without any warning announced
that they would be moving to Indianapolis.
Still to this day, many Baltimore natives have a strong distaste for the Colts
because of this slight.
Number 8, Assateague Island near Ocean City Maryland
is home to more than 300 wild ponies that roam free.
Legend has it that they originally arrived on the island when the Spanish cargo ships
sank off the East Coast and the horses swam to shore.
Number 7, Maryland used to be shaped like this.
Then, in 1789 Maryland and Virginia donated a hundred square miles of land
to form Washington DC.
In 1846, Virginia took back its donated land
and left Washington DC in its current shape.
Number 6, Maryland is named after the English Queen Henrietta Maria.
She was married to Charles, the King of Great Britain,
who signed the 1632 charter establishing Maryland as a colony.
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Number 5, Maryland's flag is based off of the family lines of Lord Baltimore.
The black and gold design on the flag is a coat of arms from the Calvert line,
the red and white design is a coat of arms of the Crossland line
which is the Lord Baltimore's mother side.
Number 4, our motto and the state seal was also taken
from Lord Baltimore's family crest.
Our official state motto translates to, “Manly deeds, womanly words.”
However, many today find this sexist and the preferred alternative is,
“Strong deeds, gentle words.”
Maryland is obviously known for its his blue crabs
and it also has a thriving oyster industry.
At one point, though, Maryland had a thriving scallop industry as well.
In 1930, a hurricane struck Maryland and destroyed much of the seagrass
in the Chesapeake Bay the scallop used to live in.
This along with the spread of disease and the Chesapeake scallops
are pushed to the brink of extinction.
Today, there is a growing effort to reintroduce the scallops into the bay.
Number 2, Maryland earned the nickname, “The Old Line State”
in the American Revolution during the Battle of Long Island.
The Maryland line successfully held off the advancements of the British
long enough for George Washington and the Continental Army to retreat
during the first major battle of the war.
Before we get to Number 1, I want you guys to do me a favor
and leave a comment below with how many of these 10 facts
did you already know and how many of them
did you just learn today.
Also, if you know of any interesting facts that I left out on my list,
leave that in the comment section down below as well.
If I get enough interesting facts, I may make a second video
about the top ten facts about Maryland.
And, the Number 1 fact about Maryland that you probably did not know
is that a recent study concluded that 38% of all Maryland crab cakes
do not contain Maryland crabs.
DNA tests identified eight non-Maryland crab species in crab cakes
sold throughout the state.
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