When I lived there, it was the city with the most parkland per capita in the US.
More navigable waterways than any other US state. (From there but no longer live there).
A century ago, we had a disaster caused by a tsunami of molasses 25 ft high, going 35 mph
Our first ever ruler from when we became an independent nation was known to carry pieces of roasted chicken in his suit pockets to sneak in snacks during the day.
In the city where I live there are two train stations, next to each other, and with different track gauges.
Eastern Europe somewhere?
We had a tea party during the revolutionary war, no not that tea party.
root beer flavored milk for $0.25 a cup among other flavors like chocolate and banana
There's a catholic cathedral that was designed by a protestant and a protestant cathedral that was designed by a catholic.
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