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futurefunk

07/15/2010 at 04:29 am

I'm from Wichita Falls, Texas. about 15 miles south of the Oklahoma border and 115 miles northwest of Dallas/Ft Worth.

Known for hotter than hell hundred, the largest century bike ride in the US.

After a flood washed away the original Falls, visitors came to see a water falls and was disappointed so the city built a man made waterfalls that recirculates water at 3,500 gallons per minute (when it's actually turned on).

We also have the world's smallest sky scraper:

Built during the 1920's oil boom by a traveling con-man/promoter, the building is only four stories tall. No one noticed that all the plans, promotional literature, etc. had tiny decimal points in all the crucial figures. i.e. 4.0 stories was taken as 40 stories. It also gave measurements in inches rather than feet. The project was oversubscribed by quite a bit and the project built to completion, upon which the promoter skipped town.

The investors started trying to sue or arrest him when the swindle became evident during construction, but were unable to since the contract was followed to the letter. They did recover a few dollars from the elevator company (who refused to honor their contract after they discovered the decimal points). Unable to get the crook, the investors funded a team which followed him around the country breaking up any deals he tried to put together.

The city was going to tear the building down in the early '60s, but the wife of a wealthy Dallas buisinessman thought it too cute to tear down and talked him into buying it for her.

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Cosmic_cuckoo

07/15/2010 at 05:32 am

Lancashire in England - know for flat caps, whippets, rain and pies!

Little known fact is that it is the Queens favourite holiday destination and rumour has it she has a holiday home very near where I live in the forest of bowland (bow means cow - so I live near the land of cows!!)

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KristinaG

07/15/2010 at 08:37 am

Oooh, cosmic! What kind of pies?

BrandyDFields - tee hee, I lol'd at your facts : )

Helena - don't forget IKEA!

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tiffanysmira..

07/15/2010 at 09:00 am

San Francisco, CA

We are known for tons of things....Golden Gate Bridge, Pier 39, Sea Lions, Being LGBT friendly.....

Little known things.....

We have a composting law here everyone in the city must compost, it's really not bad and great for the environment

Fun Facts:

The Chinese Fortune Cookie was invented here we actually still have the factory in Chinatown

Denim jeans were invented here for the Gold Rush

Gap headquarters is here

Walt Disney has a museum in the Presidio

Lucas films is now based here in the Presidio

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