The 9 Weirdest Towns in the World!
There are strange places around the
world, some amazing, some scary and some wonderful. Sometimes, though,
you come across a place that is truly odd, weird & bizarre! Take a
look at these 9 towns that are so strange - you won't believe your eyes!
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1. Coober Pedy, Australia -
This whole town exists underground! Established in 1915 as an
opal-mining town (and is still the biggest opal mine in the world),
miners soon realized that it's easier to remain underground since the
temperatures aboveground would reach 125 Facrenheit (51 Centigrade)!
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2. Miyake-jima Island, Japan
- The residents of this Island must carry gas masks with them wherever
they go. The reason behind this is the close proximity to Mt. Oyama - an
active volcano! It's not uncommon for alarm sirens to blare suddenly,
prompting all of the island's inhabitants to don their gas masks due to a
release of toxic fumes from the volcano. The worst eruption was back in 2000, when the mountain released around 10,000-20,000 tons of sulferic-dioxide every day, making the island unihabitable and forcing a massive evacuation. Since then, people were allowed to return to their homes, but must carry gas masks with them all the time, just in case. (Source) |
3. Chefchaouen, Morrocco
- This incredible tourist attraction is located in the northeastern
part of Morrocco, with almost all of the houses and streets painted
blue. The town was painted blue by its Jewish inhabitants who lived
there in the 1930's.
The town has around 200 hotels that
cater to the influx of European tourists and is said to be the largest
manufacturer of Hashish in Morrocco... (Source)
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4. Colma, California, U.S.A -
After San Francisco passed a city ordinance, preventing the building of
new cemeteries in the city-limits, Colma took the opportunity for the
extra income and accepted all the new recently-deceased from SF.
You might ask yourself - "how did it
come to be on this list, then?" and the answer is - there are currently
more dead people than living citizens in Colma. To be accurate, there
are about 1800 abovegrounders living in Colma, and 1.5 million dead
ones... (Source)
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5. Manshiyat Nasser, Egypt -
This slum city is literally covered in trash! The reason behind it is
that it's close neighbor, Egypt's capitol - Cairo, doesn't have an
efficient and effective system to dispose of it's trash. Instead, the
people of Manshiyat became the unofficial garbage collectors for Cairo
and even earned the name "Zabbaleen" (Garbage People in Arabic).
Oddly enough, when the municipal
government of Cairo hired a private company to dispose of it's trash in
2003, the people of Manshiyat found themselves in a competition of
"who's going to get the trash"... (Source)
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6. "Dwarf Village", China -
Residents of this village are not allowed to be taller than 4ft 3in
(130cm), the residents built this village to escape persecution and
harassment due to their looks. Now, complete with their own police force
and fire department, they needed to create a source of income. The 120
residents of the village decided to build their homes in unique shapes,
turning the place into a tourist attraction and the first ever live-in
theme-park. (Source)
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7. Slab City, California, U.S.A.
- There are no signs that point out to this town, and that's how the
residents like it. It's completely off the grid and dubbed by the locals
as "The Last Free Place in America". Comprised of RVs, housing people
from all across the United States, the town has no services at all. That
means no running water, sewers, electricity, etc.
Other than the 150 permanent
residents (called "Slabbers") you will find seasonal residents who pick
up and leave during the summer when the temperatures get too high. (Source)
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8. The Villages, Florida, U.S.A.
- Dubbed "America's Friendliest Hometown", this retirement town doesn't
allow in anyone under 19, with the majority of the population is over
55 years of age. Boasting 34 golf courses, 9 country clubs, 2 downtown
squares and plenty of restaurants, the town became infamous thanks to
its ever-increasing STD infection rates, as well as outdoors sex acts. (Source)
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9. Kowloon, China -
Before it's demolition in 1994, Kowloon was the most densely-populated
city on earth, with almost 50,000 people living in a city 6.5 acres in
size. The town was founded by the Chinese military sometime in the 17th
century as a local fort and "abandoned" by local authorities in 1950.
The city became a haven for the infamous crime syndicate - the "Triads".
Since the city had no real authorities, residents built their houses
on-top of others' with no adherence to any safety codes. (Source)
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Think your town is weirder? tell us why.
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mercredi 29 octobre 2014
The 9 Weirdest Towns in the World!
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