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[–] Theharpyeagle 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

The "famous for leaving the Midwest" thing is so real. I lived in a town that billed itself as the hometown of a famous country singer, themed museum and all. Looked it up one time, the dude lived there for like a year when he was three.

[–] TIMMAY 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Illinois calls itself the "land of lincoln" and he isnt even from there, just worked there for a while.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Ohio and North Carolina have a license plate beef over the Wright Brothers. They lived and worked in Ohio ("Birthplace of Aviation"), but the first flight was in Kitty Hawk because of the steady winds ("First in Flight").

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Same thing! Famous actor for us. Most famous thing was being born there. Left when they were a teenager and never looked back