Place Facts

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    Rosa Parks Highway
    Rosa Parks Highway
    In 2000, the KKK adopted a stretch of highway near St Louis, the MO government responded by renaming the road the “Rosa Parks Highway.”
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    Okay, OK
    Okay, OK
    There is a town called Okay, OK. It has a population of 600 people.
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    Steepest Street
    Steepest Street
    The world's officially recognised steepest street is Baldwin Street, with a 35% gradient, in Dunedin, New Zealand.
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    Dinosaur, Colorado
    Dinosaur, Colorado
    In Colorado, USA, there's a small town called Dinosaur. Some of its street names include Brontosaurus Blvd, Brontosaurus Bypass, Stegosaurus Freeway, and Tyrannosaurus Trail.
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    There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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    There is a city called "Batman" in Turkey.
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    There is a village in Ireland called Muff, and they have their own diving club.
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    In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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