1. The creator of the sitcom "Community," Dan Harmon, was born in Milwaukee in 1973.
2. Christopher Latham Sholes invented the first typewriter in Milwaukee in 1867.
3. The beloved Milwaukee Brewers were originally based in Seattle, and called the Seattle Pilots.
4. Actor Gene Wilder was born Jerome Silberman in Milwaukee in 1933.
5. ATMs are better known as tyme machines in Milwaukee.
6. Actress Heather Graham was born in Milwaukee and lived there for the first nine years of her life.
7. German Fest serves 20,000 bratwursts and 15,000 pieces of strudel to hungry Milwaukeeans each summer.
8. Red Arrow Park’s ice rink is larger than the ice rink in Time Square’s Rockefeller Center.
9. The first Harley-Davidson motorcycle was built in the city in 1903.
10. The Rocky Horror Picture Show has played at the Oriental Theatre every month since January 1978.
11. The Milwaukee Wave are the oldest continuously operating soccer team in the U.S.
12. Holler House has the oldest certified bowling alley in the U.S.
13. Carmex lip balm was started in Milwaukee because the inventor, Alfred Woelbing, had cold sores.
14. The U.S. Bank Center is the tallest building in the state, standing at 601 feet.
15. Joseph Zimmerman created the first answering machine in 1948 in Milwaukee.
16. The sausages that race at Milwaukee Brewers games have names: Brett Wurst, Stosh Jonjak, Guideo, Frankie Furter and Cinco.
17. The city officially has three founding fathers: Solomon Juneau, Byron Kilbourn and George Walker.
18. In early records, the city’s name was spelled “Milwaukie.”
19. Two TV shows of the late 1970s and early 1980s were set in Milwaukee: “Happy Days” and “Laverne & Shirley.”
20. The Allen-Bradley Clock Tower was once the tallest four-faced clock in the world, until it was ousted by a clock in Saudi Arabia.
21. Milwaukee’s first mayor, Solomon Juneau, was actually Canadian by birth.
22. Although Pabst, Schlitz, Blatz and Miller brewing companies all once called Milwaukee home, Miller is the only one still in the city.
23. The Milwaukee Bucks had no wins until their sixth game, which was played against the Detroit Pistons.
24. Festa Italiana is one of the largest Italian festivals in the U.S.
25. The Public Museum was the first place in Wisconsin to house an IMAX theater when it opened in 1996.
26. North Point Light’s beacon was the tallest on the Great Lakes when the lighthouse was built in 1855.
27. Brewer’s Hill was named for the brewery owners and workers who lived there during the city’s brewery boom.
28. Downtown’s skywalk over the river is the only skywalk in the U.S. above a river used by boats.
29. Milwaukee City Hall was the city’s tallest building from 1895 until 1973.
30. The Milwaukee Art Museum hosted auditions for the TV show American Idol in 2010.
31. The Eiffel Tower showcased at Bastille Days is 43 feet tall.
32. The Milwaukee Admirals were originally known as the Milwaukee Wings.
33. The Milwaukee Curling Club is the oldest continually-operating curling club in the U.S.
34. Henry Maier was Milwaukee’s longest-serving mayor; he was in office from 1960 to 1988.
35. Miller Park has the only fan-shaped convertible roof in the U.S.
36. Milwaukee’s first brewery opened way back in 1840.
37. Friday Fish Fry has been a tradition in the city since Prohibition, when bars following the law still needed to make money.
38. Summerfest provides its 900,000 attendees with 1,000 performances over 11 days.
39. Milwaukee Public Library is home to 33,000 square feet of green roof.
40. Milwaukee’s Polar Bear Plunge takes place at noon on January 1; it’s been a city tradition since 1916.
41. The city has 15,000 acres of park land.
42. In the 1880s the city had five English, four German and two Polish daily newspapers.
43. Milwaukee’s many nicknames include MKE, Cram City and Beertown.
