20 facts about New York that will surely surprise you

Do you know that in New York there is a skyscraper without windows? Or why set fire to railroad tracks in winter? Perhaps you know what the word "Manhattan" means in the language of the Delaware Indians? If not, then read about the amazing facts about the Big Apple that the publication shares. Big Picture.

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1. The New York Metro is the largest in the world by the number of stations; It is also one of the oldest and longest transport networks on the planet. In addition, it was under the ground in this city that more than 12 thousand life forms were discovered (including insects and bacteria).
   

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2. In New York, various, sometimes even strange, rules apply. For example, it is forbidden to signal here, unless this is an emergency. However, few adhere to it.
   

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3. Did you know that in 1789, New York was appointed the first capital of the United States? True, it lasted only a year.
4. According to statistics, for every New Yorker there are three times less green area than for a resident of any other metropolis. To rectify the situation in New York plan to build The world's first underground park. It will be located on the site of an abandoned depot.
5. Amazingly, there is even ... a windowless skyscraper in New York! It is located on Thomas Street 33 (33 Thomas Street). This 29-story building is 167,5 meters high in the Manhattan area.
6. Did you know that Manhattan, the real estate on which is worth crazy money today, was bought from local residents in 1626 for an amount equivalent to $ 1000 today?

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7. The city’s authorities set fire to the railroad tracks in winter. This is done so that they are not covered with ice.
8. New Yorkers are more likely to kill themselves than die at the hands of others.
9. To own a hot dog stall in the vicinity of Central Park, you need to pay a round sum - about $ 300 thousand a year.
10. Did you know that the name Manhattan in the language of the Delaware Indians means "an island of many hills." Yes, once it was, but for the development of urban construction, the hills were razed to the ground.
    

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    The city of New York is called the Big Apple. For a long time it was not known why this is so. However, researchers at the University of Missouri Science and Technology managed to establish a probable etymology. Apples were called large-scale horse racing in the vicinity of New York (probably because horses love apples). The term was popularized by journalist John Fitzgerald in the newspaper The New York Morning Telegraph, where he mentioned that he was heading to the Big Apple.

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