Japan's capital Tokyo means "Eastern Capital".
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France's capital Paris means "the working people".
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Afghanistan's capital Kabul means "hump backed".
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In major cities like Brooklyn and London, there are fake townhouses that hide subterranean chimney vents, emergency subway exits, and more. Camouflaged in plain sight, they normally go unnoticed within their architectural surroundings.
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There is a city called "Batman" in Turkey.
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There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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Spain's capital Madrid means "place of abundant water".
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If NYC were its own country, and the NYPD was its army, it would be the twentieth-best-funded army in the world, just behind Greece and just ahead of North Korea.
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