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submitted 3 months ago by NateNate60@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

In the United States, I'd probably name Oregon City, the famous end of the Oregon Trail and the first city founded west of the Rocky Mountains during the pioneer era. Its population is only 37,000.

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[-] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Not a city as much as part of a city, but Coney Island is pretty well known. I was recently speaking to someone in Colombia and even they knew of it!

(I'm part of the sideshow cast ☺️)

[-] mayhair@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 months ago

I'm from Pakistan and I know it too, it appears in the movie Robot Dreams.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago
[-] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago

I'm often introduced as a real life tiefling so yeah

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