I didn't know that!

You're  gonna say "I didn't know that!" at least 5  times.     

Alaska


More  than half of the coastline of the entire United  States is in Alaska .    

Chicago

Next  to Warsaw , Chicago has the largest Polish  population
in the world. 

Detroit

Woodward  Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, carries the  designation M-1,
so named because it was the  first paved road anywhere. 




Los  Angeles

Los  Angeles ' full name is:
El Pueblo de Nuestra  Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de  Porciuncula
-- and can be abbreviated to  3.63% of its size: L.A. 



New  York City

The  term 'The Big Apple' was coined
by touring  jazz musicians of the 1930s
who used the  slang expression 'apple' for any town or  city.
Therefore, to play New York City
is  to play the big time - The Big  Apple.

There are more Irish in New York  City
than in Dublin , Ireland ;
more  Italians in New York City
than in Rome ,  Italy ;
and more Jews in New York  City
than in Tel Aviv , Israel  .     


Ohio

There  are no natural lakes in the state of Ohio ,  every one is man-made. 




United  States

The  Eisenhower interstate system requires
that  one mile in every five must be  straight.
These straight sections are usable  as airstrips
in times of war or other  emergencies.