8. Yes, People Have Attempted to Climb the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree

Most do it for fun, but in 1979, one 27-year-old man scaled it with purpose. According to Mental Floss, he even made it all the way to the top, shouting, “Free the 50!”— a reference to the Americans who were being held hostage at the U.S. embassy in Iran. Despite his conviction, however, the police were able to talk him down from the branches by explaining that climbing the tree would not, in fact, help release the prisoners.

While a seemingly innocent act, scaling the tree could result in criminal charges. In 2015, three out of a group of five climbers were charged with attempted criminal trespass while the other two were charged with disorderly conduct and obstruction of governmental administration.