Top Ten....Landmark Announcement

Last night’s Top Ten list was “Top Ten Surprising Facts About Landmarks.” CBS’ David Letterman said, “Surveyors determined the Washington Monument is ten inches shorter than known for 130 years” (“Late Show,” CBS, 2/17).

10) “It took 1,500 men three years to dig the Grand Canyon.”
9) “Niagara Falls was a gift from France.”
8) “The most popular souvenir at the Taj Mahal gift shop is the ‘Taj Mahat.’”
7) “Madison Square Garden was the home to a professional basketball team from 1968-2010.”
6) “The Rockefeller Center ice skating rink does not admit people from St. Louis.”
5) “During the mid-80's, Grant's Tomb was briefly renamed ‘Trump Grant's Tomb.’”
4) “Two-thirds of the way up the Eiffel Tower is a Cinnabon.”
3) “The spire atop Big Ben is a snooze button.”
2) “The Vatican has a ‘man cave.’”
1) “Statue of Liberty? Lesbian.”