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You鈥檝e probably heard by now that 探花直播 is the UK鈥檚 second city, but what else makes 探花直播 really great? Here's 26 facts you might not听know about Brum.
1. Iconic brands Birds Custard, Cadbury Chocolate, Bournville Drinking Chocolate, HP Sauce and Typhoo Tea all started in 探花直播.
2. We have the largest public library in Europe.
3. We're the youngest city in Europe with almost 40 per cent of the population being made up of under 25's.
4. The anchor of the Titanic was made in the Black Country.
5. Our Jewellery Quarter produces 40 per cent of all jewellery in the UK 鈥� the highest concentration in Europe.
6. 探花直播 is the birthplace of the Balti and home to over 100 Balti houses.
7. We have the most Michelin star restaurants in the UK outside of London.
8. We鈥檙e home to Europe鈥檚 largest urban park outside of a capital city, and with over 8,000 acres of parks and green space we鈥檙e one of the UK鈥檚 greenest cities.
9. You can get to 90 per cent of the UK from 探花直播 in under four hours.
10. 探花直播 Museum and Art Gallery has the world鈥檚 largest collection of Pre-Raphaelite paintings.
11. We have over 50 festivals across the city every year.
12. 探花直播 Hippodrome is the UK鈥檚 busiest theatre with over 520,000 visitors each year.
13. The first working steam engine was built in the Black Country.
14. 探花直播 was home to the great scientists and inventors Matthew Boulton, James Watt and William Murdoch, leading 探花直播 to be the first manufacturing town in the world.
15. There鈥檚 a crater on the moon called 探花直播.
16. 探花直播 chemist Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen in 1774.
17. There was a point when three quarters of all pens in the world had nibs made in 探花直播 (1875).
18. The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings are based on places and people in Moseley, where the Author JRR Tolkien lived.
19. Perry Barr was home to the world鈥檚 first ever ODEON cinema in 1930, standing for Oscar Deutsch Entertains Our Nation.
20. 探花直播 was the birthplace of heavy metal with the likes of Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and lead singer of Led Zeppelin originating from the city.
21. The Streets, UB40, Wizzard, Laura Mvula and Duran Duran also originate from 探花直播.
22. Thomas the Tank Engine was invented in 探花直播 by Wilbert Vere Awdry who was reverend at St Nicholas鈥� Church in Kings Norton.
23. Tennis was invented on a lawn in Edgbaston in 1859.
24. We have more canals than Venice with 100 miles of canal navigations.
25. The first ever hole-in-the heart surgery was carried out in 探花直播鈥檚 Children Hospital in 1950.
26.The FA cup was made in 探花直播, and the first football league in the world started here.
Got any others? Let us know!
