Dallas, Texas - interesting facts

• Dallas is the 3rd-largest city in Texas.
• The 7-Eleven chain, started in Dallas, Texas in 1922.
• Dallas has a total area of 385 sq mi (997.1 km2).
• The frozen margarita machine was invented by Dallas restauranteur Mariano Martinez in 1971.
• Fox’s “Prison Break” and CBS’ “Walker: Texas Ranger” were filmed in Dallas, Texas.
• One in eleven Dallas-area workers is employed by the hospitality industry.
• Dallas, Texas has the 9th largest population in the U.S.
• The average year-round temperature ranges from 55 °F (13 °C) to 76 °F (24.5 °C).
• Dallas, Texas is one of the 10 largest municipalities in the United States.
• Texas state is larger than Belgium, Holland, France, Luxembourg and Switzerland combined.
• The integrated circuit computer chip was invented in 1958 in Dallas.
• On Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas.