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In Las Vegas there were atomic bomb…

February 8, 2019Weirdo

In Las Vegas there were atomic bomb parties chamber of commerce advertised detonation times and the best spots for watching. Casinos offered special “atomic cocktails” and “Dawn Bomb Parties,” Women dressed as mushroom clouds for the “Miss Atomic Energy” crown at the Sands.

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Michael Jordan once tipped…

February 24, 2018Weirdo

Michael Jordan once tipped a waitress a $5 chip for bringing him a drink. Wayne Gretzky stopped the waitress, removed the $5 chip, grabbed one of the many $100 chips on Jordan’s side of the table, and gave it to her. Then he said, “That’s how we tip in Las Vegas, Michael.”

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While planning his comeback in Las Vegas in 2007, Michael Jackson…

November 25, 2015Weirdo

While planning his comeback in Las Vegas in 2007, Michael Jackson wanted to build a 50 foot tall robot replica of himself that would roam the desert under the flight paths of incoming planes, shooting lasers out of its eyes in order to get the attention of the tourists flying into the city.

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During the 1950s, the U.S. military tested nuclear weapons so close…

July 2, 2015Weirdo

During the 1950s, the U.S. military tested nuclear weapons so close to Las Vegas, that you could clearly see the mushroom clouds from downtown Hotels. This became a temporary tourist attraction.

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Around 1,000 homeless people live in flood tunnels…

December 28, 2014Weirdo

Around 1,000 homeless people live in flood tunnels under Las Vegas.

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In the 50’s one of the major attractions at Las Vegas was watching atomic bomb…

December 8, 2014Weirdo

atomic-cityIn the 50’s one of the major attractions at Las Vegas was watching atomic bomb tests nearby. For a time Vegas was marketed as ‘Atomic City.’

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There’s an amusement park in Vegas…

January 10, 2014Weirdo

dig_this_smallThere’s an amusement park in Vegas that lets you drive construction equipment in a giant sandbox.

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According to NASA, Las Vegas is the brig …

December 10, 2012December 10, 2012Weirdo

According to NASA, Las Vegas is the brightest city on Earth.

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There is a service in Las Vegas that wil …

April 9, 2012Weirdo

There is a service in Las Vegas that will come to you and cure a hangover with iv fluids and iv vitamins.

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There is a semi-secret city under Las Ve …

December 8, 2011December 13, 2012Weirdo

There is a semi-secret city under Las Vegas, inhabited by hundreds of people.

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