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‘Weird But True! New York City,’ from National Geographic Kids, paints an interesting, wild, thoroughly engaging picture of the Big Apple. From facts such as how the New York Public Library has a collection of 40,000 historical restaurant menus to how frozen custard was invented at Coney Island in 1919, there is a yearly two-hour cat film festival, hundreds of humpback whales swim through New York Harbor every year, and so much more, there is trivia that even the biggest fan of the city might not know.

There are facts to learn about Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island, including how when they are all put together, they are almost the same size as eight Walt Disney Worlds. For anyone who has a love of trivia, bizarre facts, or desires to learn more about New York City, this is a great book to pick up some quick knowledge that will surely impress those with any interest in the city.