The Unclaimed Baggage Center in Scottsboro buys luggage that has never been claimed from airports and then sells the found items to new owners. Anything from vintage Leica cameras to autographed jerseys is up for grabs.
Alabama introduced the Mardi Gras to the western world. The celebration is held on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent begins.
Alabama workers built the first rocket to put humans on the moon.
The world's first Electric Trolley System was introduced in Montgomery in 1886.