1. Colorado's name came from the phrase "color o' red."
2. It took 3 tries and almost a 100 years to figure out which step in front of the capitol building was actually a mile high. (1908: 15th step, 1969: 18th step, 2003: 13th step)
3. There is a really big blue bear in front of the Denver Convention Center! It's trying to figure out politics.
4. You can donate to the homeless... via parking meter.
