• John Hertz, who founded the Yellow Cab Company in 1907, chose yellow because he had read a study conducted by the University of Chicago that indicated it was the easiest color to spot.
• You won’t find Main Street in Manhattan. There is, however, a Main Street in each of the other boroughs and on Roosevelt Island.
• There are 6,374.6 miles of streets in New York City.
• The Lady in the Harbor is 101 feet tall from base to torch, 305 feet tall from pedestal foundation to torch. She has a 35-foot waist and an 8-foot index finger, and she weighs 450,000 pounds. (The Statue of Liberty)
• Macy’s is the world’s largest store and covers 2.1 million square feet of space and stocks over 500,000 different items.
• The number of bird species in Central Park is 215.
• The famous author, Jack London, once lived as a hobo in City Hall Park.
• McDonald’s salads contain up to 60% more fat than their burgers!
• In 9 countries, more than one person in four does not have access to safe water, and the situation is failing to improve or getting worse.
• In 1863, the automobile manufacturer, Henry Ford was born.
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