50 Unknown Facts about Dallas
Dallas is the third largest city in the United States of America and bigger than the state capital - Austin. (Source)
The size of Dallas and that of Copenhagen in Denmark is absolutely identical and it is quite an uncommon phenomenon. (Source)
More than a quarter of Texas live around the Dallas Fort Worth area which makes it quite a densely populated area indeed. (Source)
The naming of the state of Dallas is from either the Vice President who goes by the name of George M Dallas. It could also be the name of his brother who goes by the name of Alexander James Dallas. Both of them were the most famous personalities residing in this area. (Source)
Dallas is one of the only places in the United States of America which is known to have multiple nicknames for itself. Some of the most common ones in this respect are Big D, D Town, and Triple D. (Source)
There are a lot of people who referred to Dallas as the city of hate after John F Kennedy was assassinated in this place. (Source)
People who live and belong to the city of Dallas are known as Dallasites. (Source)
About 42% of the population from Dallas is of Hispanic or Latin American origin and this is quite a high percentage. (Source)
The city of Dallas is also extremely popular because it is known to have 9 sisters. Some of the most common ones which qualify to be the sisters of Dallas are Kolkata, Taiwan, Dijon etc. (Source)
The tallest building in Dallas is the Bank of America Plaza. Reportedly, this building is about 921 ft (280.7 m) tall and has about a total of 74 floors. (Source)
The area of the Dallas Art District is probably one of the largest when it comes to clusters of art-focused areas in the locality. It has a lot of important centres like the Winspear Opera House, Meyerson Symphony and the Dallas Museum of Art. (Source)
Plano is a small area located in the Northern suburb area of Dallas. Reportedly this place is known to house the largest Chinese population in the United States of America. (Source)
The Dallas Zoo opened in the year 1888. It is probably one of the oldest zoos to be opened in the United States of America and is still in great condition. (Source)
The State Fair of Texas which is exhibited each and every year in Dallas is known to be the biggest fair of the United States. Each year it reportedly draws about 2 million people to the fair. (Source)
There is a Christmas tree which is exhibited in the Galleria Mall in Dallas. It is the largest interior Christmas tree to ever exist in the United States and is about 95 ft tall. Not only that, there are 450,000 lights on the tree! (Source)
The Greater Dallas Area is known to have the sixth-largest economy in the US. This comes in between the states of Washington DC and Houston. (Source)
Dallas is often referred to as the "Prison Ministry Capital of the World". This is primarily because more than 60 prison ministries are operating all over Dallas and aid in rehabilitation. (Source)
Dallas was the most visited city in Texas and about 6% of the population was from abroad in the year 2019. (Source)
Dallas is known to have the most number of shopping malls in the United States. Even the second-built shopping mall in the US is in Dallas. (Source)
The environment of Dallas is extremely positive and this is why it has got the largest LGBTQIA + community in the United States of America. (Source)
About 18% of the people living in Dallas fall below the poverty line. (Source)
In Dallas, there is only one primary newspaper which is read by most of the people of this place. It is the Dallas Morning News and is extremely trustworthy as well. (Source)
Currently, there are more than 101 operating radio channels in Dallas. (Source)
The very popular movie John F Kennedy which was made on the basis of the actual incident was shot in Dallas. (Source)
The Dallas Cowboys is the most valuable franchise in the United States of America. Currently, it is priced at 2.3 million dollars which is more than anyone else in the market. (Source)
One of the most popular golfers of all time, Lee Trevino, is from the Dallas area. (Source)
The former wife of the very popular multi-millionaire Bill Gates, Melinda Gates is from Dallas. (Source)
The very popular former President of America George Washington Bush lives in Dallas at the moment. (Source)
Dallas is one of the only cities in the United States of America from where there have been 6 Nobel prize winners to date. These are Michael S. Brown, Joseph Goldstein, Bruce A Beutler, Alfred Gilman, Johann Deisenhofer and finally Russell A Hulse. (Source)
The founder of Dallas City is John Neely Bryan and he founded the same in the year 1841 during the Republic of Texas. (Source)
The very popular German Chocolate Cake was a recipe which first appeared in the Dallas newspaper and that too in the year 1957. (Source)
It was in the year 1888 that Dallas got its first formal baseball team which is currently very popular in the US. (Source)
Such is the crime rate of the place that one in every 131 Dallasites is prone to fall prey to an act of crime against them. (Source)
Dallas is known to house the largest Korean community in Texas and the community has been living in this location for quite a long time now. (Source)
The very popular drink in America which is margarita is probably conceptualised in Dallas itself. It is believed that a very popular Dallas socialite by the name of Margaret was the one who conceptualised the recipe for this drink. The inception of this drink goes back to the year 1948. (Source)
The wind speed in Dallas is much higher than the wind speed in Chicago although the latter is known as the "Windy City" of America. (Source)
The Dallas farmers market is probably one of the most popular farmers' markets in the entire United States of America. Each and every year this market has about 1 million annual visitors. (Source)
The airport which is located in Dallas Fort Worth is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island! (Source)
Currently, there are about 45000 Jewish residents living in Dallas which makes it the largest tourist residencies in the entire Texas. ( Source)
People who are currently living in Dallas do not need to pay any kind of income tax. It is one of the only 9 states in the United States of America which do not incur an income tax on your earnings. (Source)
Dallas is one of the only cities in the United States of America where it hardly snows anytime. It has got an average snow day of only 1.3 snow days. (Source)
The first-ever hotel with air conditioning and that central control was in none other than Dallas. It was in the Adolphus Hotel which is located in downtown Dallas. (Source)
When the Zoo of Dallas was conceptualised in the year 1888 it had only four animals as residents. (Source)
The very popular store of 7- Eleven was in Dallas and today the popularity of the store is nationwide. (Source)
Dallas city is the only largest metro area which you can navigate that as of now does not have any water body around it. (Source)
The very popular Laser tag is an invention from Dallas. It was conceptualised by a local who goes by the name of Luke Skywalker. (Source)
The very first shopping centre in America which goes by the name of Highland Park Village is in Dallas. (Source)
The very popular invention of the calculator which everyone first tends to use on a daily basis was from Dallas. (Source)
Dallas is one of the most popular beta plus global cities in the world. ( Source)
Dallas is one of the most popular cities when it comes to football and is known to have a frenzied population who loves the same. (Source)
