did you know?

Here are the Top 10 Things You Probably Didn't Know about St. Louis according to the St. Louis visitor's guide.
1. St. Louis is limited to only 61 square miles- it cannot physically grow any larger because of a mandate in the city's charter that was established in 1876.
2. The custom of placing chocolates on hotel pillows began when actor Cary Grant stayed at The Mayfair and used chocolates to woo a woman friend from her room to his.
3. there were four foods popularized at the 1904 World's Fair- the hot dog, the hamburger, iced tea, and the ice cream cone.
4. The popular soda 7-Up was invented here and Dr. Pepper was introduced at the 1904 World's Fair.
5. St. Louis offers more free attractions that any city outside of Washington D.C.
6. The world's first skycraper- Louis Sullivan's Wainwright Building is located at the corner of Seventh and Chestnut streets.
7. St. Louis was the first American City to host the Olympic Games (in 1904).
8. Junior's clothing was created in St. Louis in the mid 1930s when a merchandising manager at a local department store persuaded students at Washington University's School of Dress Design to create dresses that would appeal to women in their teens and twenties.
9. Planter's punch and Tom Collins cocktails were invented at a St. Louis hotel called the Planter's House.
10. Susan Blow started the first US kindergarten in St. Louis in 1873.

and now you know....