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8 Boston Facts We Thought You Should Know

1. Boston Common is the oldest park in the U.S. dating back to 1634 (it’s also the start of the Freedom Trail)
2. One-third of Boston’s population is college students (that’s 52 institutions of higher learning—whew!)
3. It’s illegal to promote happy hour in Boston, though it’s more fun to say, “happy hours are against the law!”
4. Roughly 13 percent of Bostonians commute by foot, the highest percentage among major cities in the U.S.
5. The Boston Red Sox hold the record for most consecutive sellouts in sports (2003-2013; 820 games!
6. Boston University Bridge is nutty cool; if you’re absurdly lucky, you can see a boat sail under a car that’s driving alongside a train while an airplane flies above all.
7. Boston contains 12 national parks within 30 miles of downtown Boston, — the most nationally designated sites per capita in the U.S.
8. After the tragic Boston Marathon bombings in 2013, the city only grew stronger; 2014 saw more participants than any prior year except for the 100th anniversary in 1996.