Some information about the World's Fair

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The Coca-Cola pavilion's 610 carillon bells are amplified electronically one million times.

In this way the tiny bronze bells, which weigh a total of 250 pounds, are made to produce the same volume of sound as 1,000 tons of bronze bells.

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This Fair occupies only about half of the Flushing Meadow acreage, but it is almost nine times larger than the 1962 Seattle Fair. (The Seattle Fair would have fit into the Transportation Area of the New York Fair.)

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Among the lights locating the world's great capitals on the Unisphere, there is one to puzzle geographers. Situated north of Washington and east of Ottawa, it gleams where there is no world's great capital.

The light marks the site of Caughnawage, the Mohawk Indian reservation on the St. Lawrence River, and honors the construction crew of 50 Indians who built the Unisphere without a single injury.

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The 20 kimono-clad hostesses and 100 waitresses in the Japanese pavilion were chosen from among 2,000 competitors in Japan on the basis of their charm, poise, knowledge of English and deftness at either Japanese flower arrangement or the presentation of the tea ceremony.

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Almost 30 million tickets to the Fair were sold before opening day.

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There are more religious groups with exhibits at this fair than at any other fair in history. They are the only exhibitors not charged rental.

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More than $120 million was spent to expand and improve the arterial highways that lead to the Fair.

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About 250,000 tons of steel were used to construct the various exhibit buildings.