Cluedo was created in Leeds, as were jelly totts, by a man that went on to work for NASA, creating the space food.
Karl Marx wrote for two local newspapers.
The first maps of English and Welsh Counties were created in Leeds.
Temple Works was a flax mill. To control humidity they grew grass on the roof and grazed sheep up there to keep it short. Its appearance is based on the Temple of Horus in Egypt. When it was first built it was said to contain the biggest single room in the world.
Middleton Colliery railway is the world's oldest working railway.
The 'little nipper' spring loaded mouse trap was created in Leeds.
Sooty and Sweep were created in Leeds when chip shop famous Harry Ramsden's nephew Harry bought his son, Matthew Corbett a puppet from Blackpool.
Leeds is home to the most northern vineyard in England.
Dominic Cazaux changed his name to reflect the 91/92 championship winning side. Dominic now supports Arsenal.
The first moving picture was filmed in Leeds in 1888 by Louis Le Prince.
The record for the most people dressed as Sherlock Holmes was made in Leeds in 2014.
Benjamin Henry Latrobe designed the United States Capitol Building and The White House Portico.
Leeds is home to the tallest maypole in the UK.
