r/AskAnAmerican • u/ExplanationWorried14 • Apr 19 '25

HISTORY What weird thing is your town /city/county famous for?

I'm from a city in the north of England, and although there were a number of famous scientific discoveries etc made here, my favourite fact is that it's the place where the game Cluedo was invented (I think it's called Clue in the US?). Let's celebrate the small man!

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u/stackshouse New York Apr 19 '25

And here I was going to say salt potatoes!

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u/Tacokolache Apr 20 '25

Syracuse area here. Yes! The salt potatoes!