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What is the creepiest thing you’ve seen in the woods, or in the mountains, or in deserts, or caves, or in small towns, or in big cities, or in hotels, or in remote or rural areas, or while asleep, or home alone, or while on large bodies of water, or while on an aircraft or a nautical vessel?

by QuestionGuy February 16, 2023, 11:58 pm

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In “King of the Hill” there is a quote about Phoenix, Arizona: “This city should not exist. It is a monument to man’s arrogance.” What other cities would this quote fit as well?

by QuestionGuy February 9, 2023, 1:49 pm

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“You’re not a New Yorker until you’ve cried on the subway” what’s the equivalent of this in other cities?

by QuestionGuy January 29, 2023, 5:08 pm

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TIL that Charles Dickens first published A Tale of Two Cities in two English local newspapers:

by cringeyjokesman January 26, 2023, 9:24 pm

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TIL that despite the city’s reputation of being “The Most Miserable City in America”, as of 2022, Gary, Indiana is no longer even in the Top 10 of most dangerous cities in Indiana (according to FBI crime report statistics)

by whatilearned January 26, 2023, 3:19 pm

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TIL about the Storegga Slide. In about 6200BCE, structural failures in the Norwegian continental shelf triggered submarine landslides with 3500km³ of debris, causing extreme tsunamis in the North Sea. A similar event today would be catastrophic for many coastal cities of Britain and mainland Europe.

by whatilearned January 17, 2023, 2:57 pm

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TIL declawing is illegal in 42 countries and certain cities in the US, there are two statewide bans, New York in 2019, followed by Maryland in 2022

by whatilearned January 12, 2023, 11:51 pm

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TIL about the “Lost Wallet” experiment in 16 cities around the world to see which were the most honest. The winner? Helsinki, Finland with 11 of 12 “lost wallets” returned. Lisbon, Portugal came in last with only 1 of 12 returned.

by whatilearned January 6, 2023, 3:43 pm

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TIL The US Chamber of Commerce tracks how lonely American cities are.

by whatilearned January 4, 2023, 11:41 am

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Buried treasure, vampire graves and lost cities – the best ancient finds of 2022

by HistoryBuff December 26, 2022, 1:56 am

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TIL Sumer was the first known civilization in southern Mesopotamia. It was there between 6,000 and 5,000 BC. Its writing goes back to around 3000 BC. The oldest texts come from the cities of Uruk and Jemdet Nasr.

by whatilearned December 20, 2022, 1:31 pm

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We all know about Philly cheesesteaks & Chicago deep dish, what other cities have something they’re known for and what is it?

by QuestionGuy December 17, 2022, 8:48 pm

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