Here are a few of the lesser known facts concerning one of the most iconic venues in America:

1. In 1915 Wrigley Field became the first baseball stadium to allow fans to keep home runs and foul balls hit into the stands. A touch ironic considering Cub fans have a long standing tradition of throwing back onto the field any home run hit by an opposing player.

2. On May 2, 1917 the greatest pitching duel in major league history occurred at Wrigley. The Cubs' Jim "Hippo" Vaughn was outlasted 1-0 by Fred Toney and the Cincinnati Reds. Both hurlers threw a no-hitter through nine innings. Cincy's Jim Thorpe (yep. That Jim Thorpe) knocked in the game's only run in the top of the tenth and Toney went on to complete his no-hitter.

3. The ballpark standing at the corner of Clark and Addison streets has actually had three monikers. Originally named Weeghman Park in 1914 it became Cubs Park in 1916 before settling on the now famous Wrigley Field in 1926.

4. Many people do not know that Wrigley Field was the first sports stadium to play the star spangled banner before a game.

5. The reason for the tradition of flying a white flag with a blue "W" after a win and a blue flag with a white "L" after a loss began in the 1930's as a way to inform riders on Chicago's "EL" train the outcome of that day's game.

6. The original vines on the outfield wall were placed there by Bill Veeck when he was the Cubs general manager in 1937. He planted 350 Japanese Bittersweets from the top of the wall to the base, then put 200 Boston Ivy plants at the base. The ivy soon over ran the bittersweet to form the look it has today.

7. Everyone assumes that the first night game at Wrigley was played in 1988. FALSE. It was actually played on July 1, 1943 by two all-star teams from the All American Girls Softball League. If that name doesn't sound familiar to you, two years later it would become the All American Girls Professional Baseball League. And eventually have a movie made about it starring Tom Hanks.

8. The singing of "take me out to the ball game" is now a staple at the venerable old park. But that fun started seven years before Harry Caray first sang it at Wrigley Field. The story goes that a mic was left open one day during the seventh inning stretch while Harry was announcing at Comiskey Park for the crosstown White Sox. The crowd overheard his now famous rendition of the song and began to sing along. And so was born a tradition. When he was hired by the Cubs the tradition came with him.

9. The Bears began playing at Wrigley Field in 1921 and called it their home until 1970 when they were forced to move into their current facility, Soldier Field. The league decided it wanted all teams to play in stadiums with at least 50,000 fan capacity and Wrigley did not fit the bill. It is a fact though that Wrigley Field held the record for the most NFL games played at the same venue until 2003.

10. When Chicago restaurant tycoon Charles Weeghman bought the land where the ballpark now sits, he signed a lease with the city to use the property for his baseball team. The duration of the lease was for 99 years. So Wrigley Field, as of 2014, has finally outlived it's original lease.