{"id":1255,"date":"2014-02-07T15:46:33","date_gmt":"2014-02-07T14:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/?p=1255"},"modified":"2014-02-07T15:55:38","modified_gmt":"2014-02-07T14:55:38","slug":"some-fun-and-fascinating-facts-about-boston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/index.php\/2014\/02\/some-fun-and-fascinating-facts-about-boston\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Fun and Fascinating Facts about Boston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Did you know &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Harvard.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1175\" alt=\"Harvard College, Boston\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Harvard.jpg\" width=\"167\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><em>Boston Latin School was established as the first public school in America in 1635. The following year, in 1636, Harvard was established as the first college in America. Boston is currently home to the most colleges and universities in the United States. <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Boston sports teams have won the most championships (8) since 2000, and have won a total of 34 championships in their history (Celtics \u2013 17 NBA Titles, Red Sox \u2013 8 World Series Titles, Bruins \u2013 6 Stanley Cups, Patriots \u2013 3 Super Bowls Titles), which is the second most among all US cities. <\/em><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/boston-teams.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1176\" alt=\"Boston Red Sox Boston Celtics Bruins Patriots\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/boston-teams.jpg\" width=\"319\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/boston-kyoto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1173\" alt=\"Boston sister cities\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/boston-kyoto.jpg\" width=\"157\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><em>Boston has eight sister cities \u2013 Kyoto, Japan; Strasbourg, France; Barcelona, Spain; Hangzhou, China; Melbourne, Australia; Padua, Italy; Taipei, Taiwan; and Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>The Boston subway opened in 1897 as the first underground metro in North America. Today it is affectionately known as the &#8220;T\u201d and is run by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA).<\/em><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/boston-transport.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1167\" alt=\"Boston transport\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/boston-transport.jpg\" width=\"319\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/bridge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1174\" alt=\"Boston University Bridge \" src=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/bridge.jpg\" width=\"219\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><em>The Boston University Bridge on Commonwealth Avenue is one of the only places in the world where a boat can sail under a train passing under a car driving under an airplane!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Come and join us in\u00a0Boston \u2013 we look forward to welcoming you to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lsi.edu\/en\/english\/united-states\/boston\/school\" target=\"_blank\">LSI Boston<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know &#8230; Boston Latin School was established as the first public school in America in 1635. 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