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Did You Know? Weird and Quirky Facts About Portland #9
There have been 27 Asian Elephants born in Portland.
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Did You Know? Weird and Quirky Facts About Portland #8
Portland Saturday Market is the longest continuously running outdoor market in the country.
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Did You Know? Weird and Quirky Facts About Portland #7
Portland hosts the longest running teenage queer pageant in the world. The Rosebud and Thorn has been going for 33 years and is hosted by the Escape, an all-ages queer nightclub in downtown Portland.
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Did You Know? Weird and Quirky Facts About Portland #6
The name “Portland” was decided in 1851 by a coin toss. We were almost Boston.
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Did You Know? Weird and Quirky Facts About Portland #5
Despite being tiny and, honestly, sort of underwhelming, Portland’s Oaks Amusement Park is the longest continuously-running amusement park in the country.
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Did You Know? Weird and Quirky Facts About Portland #4
The Portland Vacuum Cleaner Museum, located in Stark’s Vacuums on NE Grand, houses over 300 vacuums.
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Did You Know? Weird and Quirky Facts About Portland #3
Portland’s Multnomah County Library has the highest material turnover of any library outside of New York, averaging 31 items checked out per person in the county each year.
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Did You Know? Weird and Quirky Facts About Portland #2
Portland’s Mill Ends Park is only 2.5 ft in diameter, making it the smallest park within city limits.
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Did You Know? Weird and Quirky Facts About Portland #1
Oregon has more ghost towns than any other state.
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