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Our team at BMW of San Antonio loves our community and we love learning more about its rich culture. With as great of a history as San Antonio has, there's no surprise at the number of fun little secrets and facts buried here. We took some time to uncover the most interesting facts about San Antonio.
Here's 15 surprising facts you probably didn't know about San Antonio:
Because of the number of romance books, movies and other products purchased here, Amazon named San Antonio the "Most Romantic City in the U.S."
But, it's illegal to flirt or respond to flirtation using your eyes and/or hands.
San Antonio is home to the first air-conditioned office building in the country. It was followed by the first bank, hotel and Catholic Church with air conditioning.
Charles Lindbergh, who made the world's first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, was trained at Brooks and Kelly fields in San Antonio.
Even Mark Twain thinks we're special. He once said, "There are only four unique cities in the United States. New Orleans, San Antonio, Boston, and San Francisco."
Shaquille O'Neal's basketball career began at Cole High School.
Teddy Roosevelt recruited for his Rough Riders at San Antonio's own Menger Hotel.
San Antonio's Tower of the Americas provides a perfect panoramic view of the city. It reaches 750 feet and is taller than Seattle’s Space Needle.
Pancho Villa is rumored to have planned the 1910 Mexican Revolution at the Buckhorn Saloon and Museum.
The second oldest park in the United States is found nowhere other than San Antonio. San Pedro Springs Park was founded in the 18th century.
The Bibliotech in Bexar County is the first library in the country to house a completely digital collection.
The Charline McCombs Empire Theater has been open since 1879, when only silent pictures were shown.
"Miss Congeniality" movie scenes at the Alamo and River Walk were actually filmed on location.
The bell hanging at St. Mark's Episcopal Church is composed of iron scrap collected from cannons used in the Battle of the Alamo.
The only parade in the United States larger than Fiesta San Antonio is Mardi Gras.
Did you learn something new? Feel free to share with your fellow San Antonians. Let us know if you have surprising facts about San Antonio we left off the list.
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