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TIL of Agloe, a town that was made up by map-makers for copyright purposes. Then a store was built there and the owners called it the Agloe General Store, based on the name on their map. Because a store was built there, the fake town was regarded as real decades after the store went out of business.

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x6epb TIL Native Americans have stories of Bigfoot-like creatures dating back over 1,000 years and modern claims of similar creatures, including the Skunk Ape, Fouke Monster, Momo, and others persist in the US. Europe, Asia, and Australia report similar animals, the Almas, Yeti, Yeren, Yowie, and more.
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