Animated Fun Fact Wheel for Kids

Orleda and Corelda learned lots of fun facts about Wall Street, New York, and the Stock Exchange! Take a look at these NYC fun facts by playing our animated fun facts wheel. Click on one of the subjects to reveal a piece of trivia about it.

Fun Facts about the New York Stock Exchange: The New York Stock Exchange trading area is almost two thirds the size of a football field.

Fun Facts about Wall Street: Trading on Wall Street begins each day at the sound of the opening bell, 9:30 am New York time.

Fun Facts about Peanut Butter: Arachibutyrophobia is not an insect, it is the fear of having peanut butter stick to the roof of your mouith.

Fun Facts about taxi cabs: Taxis are yellow because a study by the University of Chicago found that the color yellow was the easiest to spot.

Fun Facts about stock trading: A good trader knows buy when the price is low and to sell when the price is high.

Fun Facts about money: If you travel to Mexico you will need pesos, not dollars, to buy your ice cream.

Fun Facts about milk: The most milk ever produced by a single cow in one year is 55,660 pounds.

Fun Facts about sisters: Younger sisters can usually annoy older sisters by copying and mimicking everything they do.

Fun Facts about subways: The New York subway system just celebrated its 100th birthday.

Fun Facts about elevators: The fastest passenger elevator is in Taipai, Taiwan, in the tallest building called Taipai 101.

Fun Facts about oceans: Over 70 percent of the earth's surface is covered by oceans.