Many people who have never visited Sheffield know it only as the city of steel, which is also famous for hosting the World Snooker Championship.
It is also famous for its football teams, its universities and some of the amazing bands it has produced, like the Arctic Monkeys, Pulp and Def Leppard.
But get to know the city better and it reveals all kinds of fascinating facts about its rich history, amazing achievements and celebrated connections.
Some are bizarre, like the strange events Sheffield has hosted over the years, others are grisly, yet many are uplifting and likely to bring a smile to your face.
How many of these facts about the city did you know?
It is also famous for its football teams, its universities and some of the amazing bands it has produced, like the Arctic Monkeys, Pulp and Def Leppard.
13. Tina Turner played her last ever concert in Sheffield
Sheffield was also the place where another music legend, Tina Turner, bowed out in style. Her 50th anniversary tour finished at what is now the FlyDSA Arena on May 5, 2009. It turned out to be her last live concert. Photo: Miguel Villagran/Getty Images
In 1878, the Sherlock Holmes author Arthur Conan Doyle came to Sheffield to work as an assistant to Dr Charles Sydney Richardson on Spital Hill, Burngreave. The surgery was in the building on the corner of Spital Hill and Hallcar Street. One of Sheffield's most notorious criminals, Charlie Peace, is mentioned in the Sherlock Holmes story The Adventure of the Illustrious Client. Photo: Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
15. It's home to one of the UK's longest railway tunnels
The Totley Tunnel, pictured here in 1973, is the fourth-longest mainline railway tunnel in the UK, extending for three-and-a-half miles. It opened in 1893 and runs between Totley and Grindleford. Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
16. A highwayman's body was left hanging in Sheffield for more than 35 years
Highwayman Spence Broughton robbed a mail boy in Sheffield in 1791. After being caught and convicted, he was executed and his body was left to hang in chains on Attercliffe Common for more than 35 years. People flocked to see his remains. The grisly tale is today commemorated with a model of Broughton hanging outside the Noose & Gibbet Inn on Broughton Lane, across the road from Utilita Arena Sheffield. Photo: Picture Sheffield
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