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John Montagu, from the town of Sandwich, England, is credited with inventing the sandwich. Montagu’s gambling obsession left him little time for seated meals, leading him to request his valet to bring him a piece of meat placed between two slices of bread, which eventually became known as a sandwich. Source

A town in Nevada still sounds a “sundown siren”…

A town of Minden, Nevada still sounds a “sundown siren” at 6pm every evening, originally signifying that Native Americans were required to leave town by 6:30pm or face jail or fine. Source

The town of Why, Arizona was…

The town of Why, Arizona was originally known as just “Y” due to the Y-shaped intersection of two roads. It changed its name to “Why” due to an Arizona state law requiring town names to be at least 3 letters long. The post The town of Why, Arizona was… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

There’s a town in Michigan called…

There’s a town in Michigan called Zilwaukee, which was named so that people would confuse it with Milwaukee and move there to work. The post There’s a town in Michigan called… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source