{"id":3731,"date":"2019-09-27T17:46:29","date_gmt":"2019-09-28T00:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/?p=3731"},"modified":"2019-11-21T22:02:35","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T05:02:35","slug":"50-facts-about-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/50-facts-about-los-angeles","title":{"rendered":"50 Fun Facts about Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A visit to Los Angeles isn\u2019t complete without Hollywood. And Getty Museum. And Downtown LA. And\u2026 \u00a0Get the bucket list out and start ticking as we explore Los Angeles. Keep your eyes on what\u2019s around, and we\u2019ll take care of history and culture lesson.\u00a0Here are&#8230; <strong>50 fun facts about Los Angeles.<\/strong><br \/>\nFrom our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/los-angeles\/tours\">Los Angeles tours<\/a>\u00a0with friendly local guides.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_22743\"  width=\"1070\" height=\"602\"  data-origwidth=\"1070\" data-origheight=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bTvr_2v-0HI?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3739\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Los-Angeles-downtown.jpg\" alt=\"Interesting Facts about LA\" width=\"461\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Los-Angeles-downtown.jpg 461w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Los-Angeles-downtown-116x150.jpg 116w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Los-Angeles-downtown-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Angelenos<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>First Europeans<\/strong> showed up on the territory of modern Los Angeles in 1769;<\/li>\n<li>In 1781, 44 villagers from the Mexican provinces known as &#8220;<strong>Los Pobladores<\/strong>&#8221; settled in what today is known as Downtown Los Angeles;<\/li>\n<li><strong>The highest number of Mexicans<\/strong> (apart from Mexico) lives in LA. The whole Latin American group makes 47,5% of all the population of the city;<\/li>\n<li>About <strong>60% of people living in Los Angeles<\/strong> speak some other language, making it just 40% of people speaking only English;<\/li>\n<li>LA locals are called <strong>Angelenos<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li>Average age of an <strong>LA citizen<\/strong> is 35 y.o;<\/li>\n<li>People from over <strong>140 countries<\/strong> speaking over 220 different languages call LA their home;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3749\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Angeleno.jpg\" alt=\"Cool facts about Los Angeles\" width=\"576\" height=\"930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Angeleno.jpg 576w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Angeleno-93x150.jpg 93w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Angeleno-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Angeleno-476x768.jpg 476w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li>After <strong>American-Mexican war<\/strong> in 1847 Los Angeles (and California) became US territory;<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>initial name<\/strong> of the city was El Pueblo de Nuestra Se\u00f1ora la Reina de los \u00c1ngeles sobre El R\u00edo Porci\u00fancula;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3741\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Los-Angeles-skyscrapers.jpg\" alt=\"Los Angeles facts\" width=\"461\" height=\"672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Los-Angeles-skyscrapers.jpg 461w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Los-Angeles-skyscrapers-103x150.jpg 103w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Los-Angeles-skyscrapers-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h2>City<\/h2>\n<ol start=\"10\">\n<li>Americans call Los Angeles \u2013 LA and one of the city\u2019s nicknames is <strong>LA LA Land<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Santa Monica Boulevard<\/strong> crosses 4 cities: Santa Monica, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and West Hollywood;<\/li>\n<li>LA is located on a <strong>high seismic zone<\/strong>. Over the years the city has had some serious earthquakes. And yet Los Angeles is home to a lot of skyscrapers, in particular to the tallest building in California \u2013 U.S. Bank Tower, 73-story landmark rising 1,018 feet (310 m), which is 11<sup>th\u00a0<\/sup>tallest building in America;<\/li>\n<li>Occupying the territory of over 1300 square km, LA is <strong>the biggest US city<\/strong> (by territory);<\/li>\n<li>The metropolitan area of Los Angeles has 5 airports and <strong>LAX <\/strong>is the fifth busiest airport in the world;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3736\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Facts-about-Los-Angeles.jpg\" alt=\"top Facts about Los Angeles\" width=\"485\" height=\"705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Facts-about-Los-Angeles.jpg 485w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Facts-about-Los-Angeles-103x150.jpg 103w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Facts-about-Los-Angeles-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h2>LA attractions<\/h2>\n<ol start=\"15\">\n<li>Among the <strong>TOP 10 must-see sights in Los Angeles<\/strong> would be: <em>Hollywood Boulevard, Universal Studios, DTLA, Getty Museum, Griffith Park, Walk Disney Concert Hall, San Monica Pier, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles Zoo and the Grove.<\/em> Don\u2019t even think of covering them all in one day. For this TOP 10 you\u2019d need at least 3 days in Los Angeles. Check this for a must-see <a href=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/los-angeles\/tours\/los-angeles-one-day-tour\">Los Angeles\u00a0tour<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hollywood Alley of Fame<\/strong> has more than 2500 stars;<\/li>\n<li>The very <strong>first movie theater<\/strong> opened in LA in 1902;<\/li>\n<li>There is the only <strong>lighthouse<\/strong> in the World that has a green light. And it is in here in LA;<\/li>\n<li>There are more than <strong>105 museums and 225 theaters<\/strong> in Los Angeles;<\/li>\n<li><strong>The fanciest bar<\/strong> is located in the oldest building in LA, which was constructed in 1902. The bar itself called \u201cNo Vacancy\u201d was opened in 2013. It is a lifetime experience to stay there for the whole night to see all the performances.<\/li>\n<li>For those who love illusionists and magicians, the best place to go is Private club-Hotel \u201c<strong>The Magic Castl<\/strong>e\u201d. To learn the tricks you can apply for a 6-week course;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Griffith Park<\/strong> is often referred to as Central Park of Los Angeles, but it\u2019s larger and feels more like a forest comparing to Central Park in NYC. It\u2019s 2<sup>nd<\/sup>largest urban park in California, and the 11<sup>th<\/sup>in the USA.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3734\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Beverly-Hills.jpg\" alt=\"Facts about Los Angeles\" width=\"573\" height=\"852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Beverly-Hills.jpg 573w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Beverly-Hills-101x150.jpg 101w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Beverly-Hills-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Beverly-Hills-517x768.jpg 517w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h2>Law<\/h2>\n<ol start=\"23\">\n<li>It is prohibited to <strong>lick frogs.<\/strong> The Law came in power after the city teenagers found out that some frogs&#8217; skin contains hallucinogens. Drug addicts caught frogs and licked them on every corner and police could do nothing about it;<\/li>\n<li>It is legal to hit your wife with a belt that does not exceed 2 inches. In case of using a wider belt, husband must get his wife\u2019s permission. <strong>OMG<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3740\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Los-Angeles-facts.jpg\" alt=\"Top Facts about LA\" width=\"461\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Los-Angeles-facts.jpg 461w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Los-Angeles-facts-105x150.jpg 105w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Los-Angeles-facts-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h2>Hollywood<\/h2>\n<ol start=\"25\">\n<li>Current \u201cHOLLYWOOD\u201d sign was \u201c<strong>Hollywoodland<\/strong>\u201d from 1923 to 1949;<\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles is a <strong>world\u2019s center of movie industry<\/strong> and show business. Every day there are a lot of films and shows being shoot in the streets of the city. Furious 7 and Terminator Genisys are among 2015 film<strong>s<\/strong> set in Los Angeles;<\/li>\n<li><strong>The very first \u00abOscar\u00bb ceremony<\/strong> took place on May 16, 1929 in Roosevelt Hotel. All 250 people invited to the ceremony paid 10 dollars as an entrance fee, what would be worth of about $140 nowadays;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kodak Theater<\/strong> has 3322 seats. As not all the invited people come to \u00abOscar\u00bb ceremony, they hire people to fulfill empty seats for $125 per hour;<\/li>\n<li>Before taking <strong>Oscar statuett<\/strong>e, laureates sign an agreement, according to which the winner, who decides to sell his\/her trophy, firstly has to offer it to Academy members for 1$. This rule came into force in 1950 after the statuettes were sold for a significant amount of money to whomever;<\/li>\n<li>They say LA is a <strong>city of beautiful people<\/strong>. After all, Angelina Jolie, Leo di Caprio and Marilyn Monroe were born here;<\/li>\n<li>LA is a homeland for <strong>Mickey Mouse,<\/strong> <strong>Minions and Despicable Me<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li>LA is a \u201ccity of angels\u201d or a \u201c<strong>dream city<\/strong>\u201d where people come to pursue their \u201cAmerican Dream\u201d.It worked for Mila Kunis and Milla Jovovich (both are from Ukraine), Johny Depp and Jenifer Lawrence (both are from Kentucky, USA), Kelly Osbourne and Charlie Chaplin (the UK), Kylie Minogue and Miranda Kerr (Australia), Marlene Dietrich (Germany) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (Austria). So yeah\u2026 it must work for you too;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3746\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Los-Angeles-Pershing-Square.jpg\" alt=\"Cool facts about LA\" width=\"738\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Los-Angeles-Pershing-Square.jpg 738w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Los-Angeles-Pershing-Square-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Los-Angeles-Pershing-Square-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Los-Angeles-Pershing-Square-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h2>Olympic Games<\/h2>\n<ol start=\"33\">\n<li><strong>Summer Olympics<\/strong> were carried out in LA twice: 1932 and 1984;<\/li>\n<li>For <strong>1984 Olympic Games<\/strong> McDonald&#8217;s launched a marketing campaign. For every bronze medal won by an American, visitors could get free soda, for silver \u2013 free fries, golden one \u2013 Big Mac, though this campaign could easily lead to a financial catastrophe;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3743\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Pershing-Square.jpg\" alt=\"top 50 facts about Los Angeles\" width=\"820\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Pershing-Square.jpg 820w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Pershing-Square-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Pershing-Square-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Pershing-Square-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Pershing-Square-360x201.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h2>Business<\/h2>\n<ol start=\"35\">\n<li>Out of 244,000 businesses in Los Angeles, the city has the highest number of <strong>women-owned<\/strong> companies in USA;<\/li>\n<li>Over <strong>200,000 small businesses<\/strong> are registered in Los Angeles. No surprise, LA is called the entrepreneurial center of the world;<\/li>\n<li>There are about <strong>100 hotels in LA<\/strong> offering about 100.000 hotel rooms;<\/li>\n<li>In the list of the <strong>world\u2019s top 25 countries<\/strong>, Greater Los Angeles area would be #16;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3737\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Facts-Los-Angeles.jpg\" alt=\"Facts about LA\" width=\"554\" height=\"816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Facts-Los-Angeles.jpg 554w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Facts-Los-Angeles-102x150.jpg 102w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Facts-Los-Angeles-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Facts-Los-Angeles-521x768.jpg 521w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h2>Buildings<\/h2>\n<ol start=\"39\">\n<li>The oldest commercial building is <strong>Bradburry Building<\/strong> (1893);<\/li>\n<li>The newest is <strong>Broad Museum<\/strong> (2015), which features 2000 pieces of art;<\/li>\n<li>The tallest structure is <strong>73-story U.S. Bank Tower<\/strong> (310 m or 1,018 ft), 11<sup>th<\/sup>tallest building in the US;<\/li>\n<li><strong>City Hall<\/strong> was the tallest building in LA from 1928 for about 30 years. It no longer is, but it offers the best observation deck in the city with 360 degree panoramic views. Appreciate the city from above, absolutely for free!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3735\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Downtown-Los-Angeles.jpg\" alt=\"Interesting Facts about Los Angeles\" width=\"984\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Downtown-Los-Angeles.jpg 984w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Downtown-Los-Angeles-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Downtown-Los-Angeles-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Downtown-Los-Angeles-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 984px) 100vw, 984px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h2>Fun events<\/h2>\n<ol start=\"43\">\n<li><strong>Cheeseburger week<\/strong> Jan 10-15. By the way, Angelenos beat the rest of California in the hamburger eating four times!<\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles <strong>beer week<\/strong> is in June. Try every one of 75 craft breweries taking part in the event this year in 2016;<\/li>\n<li><strong>LA Film Festival<\/strong> in June hosts over 200 events, including premiers and galas;<\/li>\n<li>Winter seasonal <strong>Lighting Ceremony<\/strong> in December is held all around Los Angeles. Plenty of fantastic and glamorous decorations with palms as a background;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3744\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Winter-in-Los-Angeles.jpg\" alt=\"Top 50 Fun facts about Los Angeles\" width=\"623\" height=\"888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Winter-in-Los-Angeles.jpg 623w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Winter-in-Los-Angeles-105x150.jpg 105w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Winter-in-Los-Angeles-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Winter-in-Los-Angeles-600x855.jpg 600w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Winter-in-Los-Angeles-539x768.jpg 539w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h2>Neighborhoods<\/h2>\n<ol start=\"47\">\n<li>There are <strong>80 neighborhoods in LA<\/strong>. The downtown alone is divided into 16 districts: <em>Little Tokyo, Civic Center, Arts District, Historic Core, Jewelry District, Fashion District, Bunker Hill, Financial District, South Park, Wholesale District, Old Bank District, Gallery Row, Toy District, Industrial District, Old Bank District and Skid Row.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Downtown Los Angeles \u2013 <strong>DTLA<\/strong> \u2013 covers about 13 square kilometers (8 square miles) and is home to 50.000 residents;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Koreatown<\/strong> covers 7 square miles and is home to 120.000 residents, making it the most densely-populated neighborhood in Los Angeles. Half of the residents in Koreatown are Latinos;<\/li>\n<li>Finally, don\u2019t leave La La Land without experiencing <strong>75 miles of sunny coastline<\/strong> all year round. Tip; head to the finest Santa Monika beaches that look like\u2026 Google it!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3738\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_20160114_220937.jpg\" alt=\"Fun Facts about LA\" width=\"576\" height=\"759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_20160114_220937.jpg 576w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_20160114_220937-114x150.jpg 114w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_20160114_220937-228x300.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A visit to Los Angeles isn\u2019t complete without Hollywood. And Getty Museum. And Downtown LA. And\u2026 \u00a0Get the bucket list out and start ticking as we explore Los Angeles. 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