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<p>Fast facts:
Nickname: The Burgh
Population: 1.26 million (Allegheny County)
Location, location, location: Pittsburgh is within 500 miles of more than half the U.S. population, and the city is less than 90 minutes flying time from 20 states and Canada.</p>
<p>Pittsburgh ranks in the top 10 as the best place to start as a young professional and to grow personal wealth. </p>
<p>Pittsburgh has been ranked seventh in the nation as the home of Fortune 500 headquarters. (USX, ALCOA, Heinz and PPG are located here.) </p>
<p>Entrepreneur magazine ranked Pittsburgh as the ninth best place in the country for small businesses. </p>
<p>The Pittsburgh International Airport was rated the top airport in the country and second best in the world by J.D. Power and Conde Nast Traveler, respectively. </p>
<p>Per capita, Pittsburghers are said to drink more coffee than people in any other city in North America. </p>
<p>Pittsburgh has 723 bridges, more than any other city in the world except
Venice, Italy. </p>
<p>More than 10 million people visit the Pittsburgh region annually. </p>
<p>The David L. Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh is the first certified green convention center in the United States and the largest certified green building in the world. </p>
<p>Besides the new Convention Center, several other Pittsburgh-region buildings are certified green buildings. In fact, the U.S. Green Building Council, which has oversight of the national certification program, points to this region as having the largest concentration of green buildings in the country. </p>
<p>Pittsburgh, today, is a global city with some 220 foreign companies representing both Eastern and Western Europe, Japan and the Pacific Rim. Nearly half of these companies have located their U.S. or world headquarters in Pittsburgh. </p>
<p>President George W. Bush has referred to Pittsburgh as the Knowledge City. </p>
<p>Pittsburgh Firsts
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From the first bingo game to the first commercial radio station and first public television station, a lot of famous firsts originated in Pittsburgh, including the first polio vaccine, first double organ (heart and liver) transplant, first nighttime World Series game, first Big Mac and first banana split. Did you know that the smiley :-) was created by a Carnegie Mellon computer scientist? Learn more about Pittsburghs famous firsts.</p>
<p>Famous Pittsburghers
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A lot of famous faces got their start right here in Pittsburgh! Entertainers including: Christina Aguilera, Stephen Foster, Charles Grodin, Jeff Goldblum, Shirley Jones, Michael Keaton, Gene Kelly, Dennis Miller, Fred Rogers and Jimmy Stewart all call this area home. As do Kurt Angle, Mike Ditka, Ken Griffey Jr., Ty Law, Dan Marino, Joe Montana, Joe Namath, Arnold Palmer and Johnny Unitas. Aside from entertainment and sports, Pittsburghers have also made their mark through art and the written word Rachel Carson, Gertrude Stein, Mary Cassatt, Burton Morris and Andy Warhol just to name a few. See more of Pittsburghs famous faces.</p>
<p>Lights, Camera, Action!
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Hollywood film crews are drawn to Pittsburgh for its endless variety of architecture, neighborhood charm and great local support. More than 50 major films have been shot on location in the area during the past decade including the Academy Award-winning Silence of the Lambs, Lorenzos Oil and Hoffa. The cult classic Night of the Living Dead was also filmed in Pittsburgh. Wonder Boys was filmed on Carnegie Mellons campus and scenes from Creepshow and Flashdance were filmed on campus as well. Learn more about the numerous movies and TV shows that have been filmed in the Burgh.</p>