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    The World’s Tallest Tepee. Though probably more famous for how it was vandalized.

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    We’re the hate crime capital of Canada, and simultaneously the “silicon valley of the north”.

    The economic tension between software engineers driving teslas, STEM students, and working class people is palpable.

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    A large tsunami that took out an entire elementary school.

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    Being the only city in the state/province with an allegedly viable economy (due to IT) while the rest of the province writhes in poverty due to negligence.

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      Where is that? It’s kinda familiar scene in eastern parts of europe: capital is doing well while the rest of the country is in complete shambles.

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        Bangalore (now known as Bengaluru), Karnataka, India

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    • Its finance sector
    • Ridiculously high rent compared to the salaries
    • Rain
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    Probably for having a big fucking tower that looks like Barad-Dur. And another one that’s a big fucking brick cellphone. Also recently because of a black dog that became a symbol for resistance and revolution.

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    My hometown is famous for having a midget village. The rumors are false because I actually grew up in the exact neighborhood the rumors were about. I’m not a midget (6’6"). Neither is Geraldo Rivera who moved there in the 90s.

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    Norman, as a university town, has famous stuff related to the university. There are 7 National Championships in football. But my favorite is that it employed Louis Jolyon West. He did a lot of experiments with LSD, including work for MK-Ultra and making an Elephant trip out (to the point that the elephant died).

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Jolyon_West

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    A tank was stolen and was driven down the main highway here in the middle of the night.