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“Nothing Is Real” – 21 Places On Earth, But Only 12 Are Real, It’s Your Task To Find The Imposter Cities

“Nothing Is Real” – 21 Places On Earth, But Only 12 Are Real, It’s Your Task To Find The Imposter Cities

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Cities, towns, and villages can be named after a bunch of different things – some are named after a river that flows through it, others are named after tribes who lived somewhere around, and others mark a certain historical figure or a ruler. However, today, we’ll look at something totally different – places with funny or unusual names. To make it more interesting, some of the areas on the list won’t actually exist, and it’s your task to figure out which are real and which are fake. Up for a challenge? Off we go!

 

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    Trivia Is This Place Real?

    1. Chicken

    Rusty sign pointing to "Chicken" against a rural backdrop, highlighting a unique destination.

    Real place

    Fake name

    2. Egg

    Red sign labeled "Egg" on a post by a rural road, surrounded by grass and trees.

    Definitely real

    Something you came up with

    3. Pancake

    Pancake sign in rustic landscape with mountains and trees under a cloudy sky.

    Real

    Fake

    4. Soggy Bottom

    Soggy Bottom sign by a wet road and rustic cabin in a misty, wooded area.

    A real place, for sure

    Fiction!

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    5. Truth or Consequences

    Road sign in desert landscape reading "Truth or Consequences" with clear blue sky and distant mountains.

    Real

    Fake

    6. Chucklewood

    Weathered sign pointing to Chucklewood under a vast sky at sunset.

    Real place

    Fake name

    7. Something

    Dirt road with a sign saying "something," surrounded by trees under a blue sky.

    Something real

    Something fake

    8. Dull

    A road leading into fog with a sign reading "Dull" on the side.

    Real

    Fake

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    9. Hiccup

    Rural road leading to snow-dusted hills with a sign reading "hiccup" under clear blue skies.

    A real place, for sure

    Totally fake

    10. Nothing

    Red sign with "Nothing" in a desert landscape under a bright sky.

    Real place

    This can't be real

    11. Trick Track

    “Rusty Trick Track sign beside a railway line surrounded by lush greenery.”

    Definitely real

    Again, something you came up with

    12. Fugging

    Roadside sign for Fugging with a scenic mountain view under a partly cloudy sky.

    Real

    Fake

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    13. Waffleville

    Waffleville sign against a vibrant blue sky with fluffy white clouds.

    Real place

    Fake name

    14. Disappointment Island

    Sign reading “Disappointment Island” by a dirt path and ocean view under a blue sky.

    Definitely real

    Something you came up with

    15. Hell

    Red sign with "Hell" in a foggy wooded area.

    Real

    No way there can be a place named like that

    16. Heaven

    Road leading to a sign marked "Heaven" under a vast sky with clouds.

    If Hell is real, so is Heaven

    Fake

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    17. Batman

    Road sign for Batman with a rocky landscape and cloudy sky in the background.

    A real place, for sure

    Totally fake

    18. Why

    Desert road with a sign that reads "WHY," leading into distant mountains at sunset.

    Real

    Fake

    19. Y

    Rusty sign with the letter "Y" by a rural road in a scenic, open landscape.

    Real place

    Fake name

    20. Blah

    Red sign with "blah" beside a long rural road under a blue sky.

    Something real

    Something fake

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    21. Boring

    Sign with the word "Boring" in a rural landscape setting.

    Real

    Fake

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    Ron Man
    Community Member
    3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think this was very well researched. Some of these places BP is saying aren't real... Exist and are easily googled.

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    Iampenny
    Community Member
    3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fugging is actually way more believable than the original name of "F*cking" but still it existed

    Jihana
    Community Member
    3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also: the name was changed because tourists kept stealing the sign.

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    Ron Man
    Community Member
    3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think this was very well researched. Some of these places BP is saying aren't real... Exist and are easily googled.

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    Iampenny
    Community Member
    3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fugging is actually way more believable than the original name of "F*cking" but still it existed

    Jihana
    Community Member
    3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also: the name was changed because tourists kept stealing the sign.

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