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- ... that the 19th-century swindler Bertha Heyman (pictured), known as "The Confidence Queen," conned men by pretending to be a wealthy woman who was unable to access her fortune?
- ... that the New York Stars were the champions of the Women's Professional Basketball League in its second year, but never played another game as the team disbanded after the 1979–80 season?
- ... that over 100 countries are represented and almost 170 languages are spoken in the ethnic enclaves of New York City?
- ... that Lighthouse Hill on Staten Island got its name from the Staten Island Lighthouse, built in 1912, which towers 141 feet (43 meters) above the Lower New York Bay and can be seen as far as 18 miles (29 km) away?
- ... that The New York Times moved in 1858 to a building at 41 Park Row, making it the first newspaper in New York City housed in a building built specifically for its use?