Home/Fun Facts/You are 10 times more likely to get bitt...💡💡 Fun Facts💡You are 10 times more likely to get bitten by a New Yorker than a shark.Oct 13, 2019•1 min read Click for More Info Share this fascinating fact! 🥷Share on XDiscover more factsAll Fun FactsHome💡More Fun FactsKeep exploring and learningDarius McCollum, a New Yorker diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, has been arrested over 30 times for impersonating transit employees, stealing trains and buses, and driving their routes complete with making safety announcements and passenger stops.Read →that the term “fast fashion” was first coined by the New York Times in the 1990s to describe the rise of the now popular clothing store, ZARA. At the time, it only took 15 days for an idea for a product to make it into stores.Read →that the New York Times Best-Seller list is not a mathematically objective factual content based on sales figures, but editorial content protected under the US constitution as free speechRead →Couples who invest more than $20K in their wedding are 3.5 times more likely to end up in a divorce than those who spend between $5-10K.Read →St. Louis has the highest homicide rate of all the major US cities beating out Detroit and Baltimore for the top spot. You re also nearly 4 times as likely to be a homicide victim in Memphis than in NYC.Read →Men are twice as likely to engage in gambling as women (69% compared to 36%) and they are 2.5 times as likely to have gambling problems (20.1% compared to 7.8%)Read →Explore All Fun Facts