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TIL about The Cave Without a Name near San Antonio, TX . In 1940 there was a state-wide contest to name the cave and the winner was a young boy who said that the cave "was too beautiful to have a name". He received the $50 cash prize award. The Cave Without A Name is a National Natural Landmark.

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