- To help visitors find their way, each Central Park lamppost features four digits near its base with the first two figures referencing the nearest street name and the final two indicating east (even number) or west (odd number) side of the park; thus 7420, would mean you’re near 74th street and on the east side of the park.
- In 1915 Stonehenge was sold at auction for 6,600 GBP
- The inscription on the Liberty Bell says “Pensylvania” because at the time it was cast, that was the accepted spelling
- The Hermitage, Russia’s greatest museum, is home to 70 cats who protect the treasures against rodents
- The mosaic floor of the crypt in St. Paul’s Cathedral in London was built by female prisoners
- Built in 1450, the Leaning Tower of Surhuusen in Germany is the world’s most leaning tower that is unintentionally tilted, beating the world-famous Leaning Tower of Pisa by 1.22 degrees
- Endowing a bench in Central Park costs $7,500, and the Central Park Conservancy makes $1M a year through this service
