• Pittsburgh was named America’s Most Livable City in 2007 by Places Rated Almanac.
• The first simultaneous heart, liver, and kidney transplant was done here at Presbyterian-University Hospital.
• Many films have been shot in the Pittsburgh area, such as “Angels In The Outfield” (1951), “Night Of The Living Dead” (1968), “Slap Shot” (1977), “The Deer Hunter” (1978), “Flashdance” (1982), “The Silence Of The Lambs” (1990),
“Dogma” (1999), “The Mothman Prophecies” (2001), and many more.
• Pittsburgh is home to seven Fortune 500 companies.
• Called the “City of Bridges,” Pittsburgh has 446 bridges. Its title as the city with the most bridges in the world is questionable, depending on your definition of a bridge.
Famous People from Pittsburgh:
Christina Aguilera, Marc Bulger, Rachel Carson, Michael Chabon, Mark Cuban, Mike Ditka, Jeff Goldblum, Henry J. Heinz, Michael Keaton, Gene Kelly, Henry Mancini, Bret Michaels, Dan Marino, Jay Mariotti, Dean Martin, Andrew W. Mellon, Dennis Miller, Joe Namath, Arnold Palmer, Fred Rogers (aka “Mr. Rogers”), Andy Warhol, August Wilson
Local Slang:
Buggy – Shopping cart
The ‘Burgh – Pittsburgh’s nickname
Chipped ham – Thinly-sliced deli meat
Gum band – Rubber band
Slippy – Slippery
Stillers – The Steelers
The Strip – The Strip District, famous for its wholesalers
Yinz – You guys