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  2. Wikipedia:Unusual place names - Wikipedia

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    Small town in West Yorkshire. This name is funny in this area of England as Heck is a synonym for Hell. Heil: A very small census town in Grant County, North Dakota, but was not named after Germany. Heist: QUICK, GET THE COPS! THEY ARE ROBBING EVERYTHING, EVEN THE HOUSEHOLD WASTE! Hell Creek Formation

  3. Place names considered unusual - Wikipedia

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    Place names considered unusual can include those which are also offensive words, inadvertently humorous (especially if mispronounced) or highly charged words, [2] as well as place names of unorthodox spelling and pronunciation, including especially short or long names. These names often have an unintended effect or double-meaning when read by ...

  4. The weirdest town names in all 50 states, from ... - AOL

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    The new name came about in 1950 when, for the 10th anniversary of NBC radio's Truth or Consequences game show, host Ralph Edwards suggested there might be a town willing to adopt the name as their ...

  5. Funk, Boring and Other Oddball American Town Names - AOL

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    Gu-Win, Alabama. Faced with annexation by the nearby town of Guin, the community of about 150 known as Ear Gap decided to incorporate in 1956. Residents adopted their new name from the Gu-Win ...

  6. List of fictional towns in film - Wikipedia

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    Greenbow, Alabama is a fictional town in Greenbow County which is fictional as well. Green Hills, Montana Sonic the Hedgehog: Paramount Pictures The town in which both Sonic and Tom Wachowski live. [2] [3] The name is a reference to the iconic Sonic the Hedgehog level Green Hill Zone. [4] Groom Lake City Traumschiff Surprise – Periode 1

  7. Weird Town Names: 10 U.S. Areas With the Oddest Monikers - AOL

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    By Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell Most of the more than 30,000 incorporated towns and cities in the U.S. listed by the Census Bureau have names that wouldn't get a second glance. But there are more than ...

  8. List of city nicknames in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Reno, Nevada proudly displays its nickname as "The Biggest Little City in the World" on a large sign above a downtown street.. This partial list of city nicknames in the United States compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards ...

  9. List of fictional towns in animation - Wikipedia

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    Duck Town is a large town which resembles a city, and a town where SwaySway and Buhdeuce deliver a lot of their bread to. Everybody living in Duck Town is a photorealistic duck. Duck Town is said to contain a bad area called the "Lower Yeast Side" (a spoof of New York City's Lower East Side.) Ducktown Sitting Ducks: Cartoon Network