10 amazing facts about New York City's rats

The Internet went wild last week over a video of a rat dragging a slice of pizza down the steps of a New York City subway. But "pizza rat" is just the tip of the iceberg.

Rats are some of the most resilient creatures in the world. They eat just about anything, they multiply incredibly fast, and they might be one of the few creatures that survive the next mass extinction. They even have their own Wikipedia page.

Here are some amazing facts about everyone's least favorite rodent vermin.