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Interesting facts about Chicago
It first appeared a vacuum cleaner, a Ferris wheel, zipper and soap operas. The longest continuous street in the world is located in Chicago. And yet here it was built the world's first skyscraper. Learn more about this great American city.
1. Chicago River - the only river in the world that flows in the opposite direction.
2. The publication of the magazine Playboy began in Chicago in 1953.
3. Zipper izbretena was here in 1851.
4. The Ferris wheel was invented here in 1893.
5. Chicago is one of the last free zoos Linkoln Park Zoo.
6. Museum of Art Institute of Chicago is the largest (after the Louvre), a collection of Impressionist paintings.
7. America's first blood bank was opened here in 1937.
8. The very longest street in the world is located here: Western Avenue stretches for 23, 5 mi.
9. There goes the world's largest free festival of street food Taste of Chicago.
10. Every year the city receives 35 million tourists from all over the world.
11. Radio Chicago set a fashion such a genre as "soap operas».
12. In the current prototype kinovselennoy DC Comics Gotham City has become Chicago, not New York.
13. The first full color television began broadcasting in Chicago in 1956.
14. The method of airless spray paint was invented in Chicago.
15. The vacuum cleaner was invented in Chicago in 1868.
17. From the observation deck tower Willis Tower is visible at once 4 states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin.
18. The city has as many as 552 Park!
19. The first McDonald's restaurant franchise was opened in the Chicago suburb of Des Plenz in 1955. Now here is a museum corporation.
20. "Main Street America" - the legendary Route 66 - starts here.
21. In Chicago, Walt Disney was born.
22. The first open heart surgery in America was held in Chicago in 1893.
23. In 1885, in Chicago, there was the first skyscraper. 10-storey Home Insurance Building was the height of 42 meters.
24. The first American car race was held in Chicago in 1895.
25. The prototype of the first mobile phone was created by an employee of Motorola in Chicago Martin Cooper.
1. Chicago River - the only river in the world that flows in the opposite direction.
2. The publication of the magazine Playboy began in Chicago in 1953.
3. Zipper izbretena was here in 1851.
4. The Ferris wheel was invented here in 1893.
5. Chicago is one of the last free zoos Linkoln Park Zoo.
6. Museum of Art Institute of Chicago is the largest (after the Louvre), a collection of Impressionist paintings.
7. America's first blood bank was opened here in 1937.
8. The very longest street in the world is located here: Western Avenue stretches for 23, 5 mi.
9. There goes the world's largest free festival of street food Taste of Chicago.
10. Every year the city receives 35 million tourists from all over the world.
11. Radio Chicago set a fashion such a genre as "soap operas».
12. In the current prototype kinovselennoy DC Comics Gotham City has become Chicago, not New York.
13. The first full color television began broadcasting in Chicago in 1956.
14. The method of airless spray paint was invented in Chicago.
15. The vacuum cleaner was invented in Chicago in 1868.
17. From the observation deck tower Willis Tower is visible at once 4 states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin.
18. The city has as many as 552 Park!
19. The first McDonald's restaurant franchise was opened in the Chicago suburb of Des Plenz in 1955. Now here is a museum corporation.
20. "Main Street America" - the legendary Route 66 - starts here.
21. In Chicago, Walt Disney was born.
22. The first open heart surgery in America was held in Chicago in 1893.
23. In 1885, in Chicago, there was the first skyscraper. 10-storey Home Insurance Building was the height of 42 meters.
24. The first American car race was held in Chicago in 1895.
25. The prototype of the first mobile phone was created by an employee of Motorola in Chicago Martin Cooper.
