A few interesting insights from StrangeCosmos:
- Las Vegas means “the meadows” in Spanish.
- The average annual temperature in Las Vegas is 66 degrees.
- It would take 288 years for one person to spend one night in every hotel room in Las Vegas.
- Shrimp consumption in Las Vegas is more than 60,000 pounds a day.
- The Stardust was the first hotel in Vegas to add a sports book to its casino.
- Nickel slots on the Strip pay back anywhere from 86.9 percent to 92.8 percent of what they take in.
- Las Vegas casinos never use dice with rounded corners.
- It’s against the law to pawn your dentures in Las Vegas.
- Las Vegas has the highest number of unlisted phone numbers of any U.S. city.
- More than 110,000 marriage licenses are issued in Las Vegas each year.