Everything you ever wanted to know

I'm still amazed when I read some facts about New York City. For example:

• Out of 216 U.S. cities with populations of more than 100,000 in 2002, NYC ranked 197th in overall crime (with about the same crime rate as Provo, Utah).
• The average New Yorker consumes less than half the electricity used by a resident of San Francisco and nearly one-quarter the electricity consumed by a resident of Dallas.
• Chocolate is New York City's leading specialty-food export.

Wha? Apparently, in 2003, NYC exported more chocolate confectioneries than peanut butter, frozen foods, or spices (by dollar value). Why is this information important? It's not! But it's included in Wikipedia's entry on New York City -- everything you ever wanted to know about the Big Apple on one page.

New York City - Wikipedia