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What is a fun fact about your hometown?

Me: The police car was founded in my hometown of Akron, Ohio.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    hmmm...

    A southern Iowa town with a population of about 100 people

    Nope, can't think of a thing.

  • JenJen
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Macon has more cherry blossoms than any other city in the world, including Washington, D.C. and cities in Japan. It was proclaimed the Cherry Blossom Capital of the World by the Japanese Consul General.

    The exciting, interactive Georgia Sports Hall of Fame is the largest state sports hall of fame in the United States, at 43,000 square feet. Georgia natives Ty Cobb, Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron, Evander Holyfield, Bill Elliott, Nancy Lopez and Bobby Jones are among the athletes represented here.

    Macon’s Luther Williams Field is the third oldest municipal baseball park in the nation. Pete Rose once played professional baseball for the Macon Peaches at the historic field.

  • 1 decade ago

    It was the sight of one of the main training facilities for the Union forces during the Civil War. It was actually supposed to be invaded by the South, but a Union messenger found Lee's plan's scribbled on a cigar wrapper. Union forces headed off the South's attack in what is known as the battle at Antiem (sp?) Creek.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    John Quicy Adams frequently visit it over the summer. The place now has a school name after him on the exact spot

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  • The football team with the most Championships ever won is in my home town. They are also the only professional team owned by their fans.

    Green Bay, Wisconsin

    (GB Packers)

  • 1 decade ago

    It's the state capital. And the hometown of a now defunct brewery.

    Hubby said about his birthplace, "If the world needed an enema, that's where it would be inserted."

  • 1 decade ago

    Milford, New Hampshire -

    Granite Town

    Home of Linda Kasabien (spelling? One of Charlies gang (not the Angels)).

    The "Mayor" lived here - God Bless!

    Farah got a haircut here.

    Source(s): I lived it!
  • 1 decade ago

    California produces more than 17 million gallons of wine each year. There are more than 300,000 tons of grapes grown in California annually.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The home of The Grand Ole Opry!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Bob Evans started here

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