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Is your home town even a little bit famous for anything ?? Tell us about it... Briefly !!

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Gentlemickey · 70-79, M
@boobaes I think I saw that in my history book... Quite famous... lol

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It's known for being home to a number of famous people at one time or another, including Willie Mays, Meg Whitman, and Shirley Temple. Other than that, it's mostly known for appearing in Forbes magazine lists.
Gentlemickey · 70-79, M
@SW-User I hate to show my ignorance ... but who is Meg Whitman ??
Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M
@Gentlemickey CEO @ Hewlett/Packard I think.
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@Picklebobble2 HP and eBay :)
MariaATX · 36-40, F
Nashville, TN is the home of country music. We are also rather recently famous for “Nashville Hot Chicken”
Gentlemickey · 70-79, M
@MariaATX I spent a week in Nashville... I saw all the Country sites and I loved it !!
MariaATX · 36-40, F
It’s really changing though! So many people are moving there- really a “now” place.
Viper · M
What I call my home town is known for being a beach city, though I lived on the opposite side of the city.
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Viper · M
@boobaes lies

If I got a hometown, then that's it, and is known for being a tourist location.
Albuquerque NM, International Balloon Fiesta. A 9 day yearly event with over 500 hot air balloons largest in the world,
Oct 6th - 14th
Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M
It once had Europe's largest paper mill and is also 'famed' for it's crazy roundabout system.
Straylight · 31-35, F
New Orleans? Probably the murder rate.
Gentlemickey · 70-79, M
@Straylight I used to listen to an AM radio station from New Orleans all the way to South Carolina... You are right about the murder Rate !! 🤭
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Straylight · 31-35, F
@boobaes Yeah that too. Also the food, voodoo, pirates...
Mountainlady16 · 22-25, F
The tri-state crematorium incident. But that's my county not town
If i told you youd know what town it was 😄
Mountainlady16 · 22-25, F
Last major battle of the civil war won by the south
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Drugs. A lot of drugs go through here. They have to
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Chocolate Hills.
Durian
Gentlemickey · 70-79, M
@SW-User What makes them look like chocolate ??
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Al Capone and deep dish pizza
CharlieZ · 70-79, M
Gentlemickey · 70-79, M
@CharlieZ The dance ??
CharlieZ · 70-79, M
Tango, the dance!!
Peaceful · F
Railroad tracks mostly...
tracyT · 70-79, T
My home town gives it name to a major computer problem.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scunthorpe_problem
CharlieZ · 70-79, M
There are more things to say.
But Buenos Aires is more widely known as the origin of Tango.
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Gentlemickey · 70-79, M
@LvChris Wow..Thank you !!

 
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