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	<title>Trunkations &#187; Washington</title>
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		<title>How We Almost Lost Our Atomic Marbles</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 11:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken at RoadsideAmerica.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Richland, Washington (Home of "The Bombers"), has never shied from showing pride in its nuclear heritage. But its loyalty was recently tested when the local museum stopped selling "atomic marbles" in its gift shop. ]]></description>
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		<title>World&#8217;s Largest Lava Lamp, Take 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:47:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's been nearly ten years since the idea of the World's Largest Lava Lamp first bubbled to the surface in Soap Lake, Washington. ]]></description>
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		<title>Prophet Frog: Soggy And Wet, Or Wet And Soggy?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 19:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken at RoadsideAmerica.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those eager for some happy news about this ugly winter can take heart: Snohomish Slew has predicted an early Spring.]]></description>
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		<title>Tacoma&#8217;s Welcome Woman: Native Giantess</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken at RoadsideAmerica.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Historically, relations between native peoples and the city of Tacoma, Washington, have been downright unpacific at times. That's apparently in the past now that a 20-foot-tall Coast Salish woman, carved from wood, has been unveiled as the city's unofficial greeter.]]></description>
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		<title>Volcano Car a Tourism Survivor</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:26:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken at RoadsideAmerica.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Mt. St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, it obliterated nearly everything within a 10-mile radius -- except for cameraman Dave Crockett and his KOMO news car.]]></description>
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		<title>Snohomish Showcases a Superior Saucer</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:33:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken at RoadsideAmerica.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It may not signify a cosmic shift in thinking, but it's nice to see that the organization Americans for the Arts has chosen a flying saucer as one of the top 40 "best public art works in the United States and Canada" for 2010.]]></description>
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		<title>Goonies in the Boonies</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 23:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Astoria, Oregon is not only "the former canning capital of the world" but also has a claim to fame as a movie location for many scenes in the 80's kid adventure film The Goonies. Now Astoria is looking to cement its place in pop culture history by hosting a 4-day festival commemorating the 25th anniversary of this tale of treacherous, trap-infested treasure hunting.]]></description>
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		<title>Gibsonton, FL: Getting the Boot</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 03:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gibsonton, Florida may soon be home to one massive marble boot, which is being created to honor the memory of a beloved character in the town's history: 8-foot 4-inch giant Al Tomaini, who, with his petite and legless wife Jeanie, founded the famous freak-and-fishing-friendly resort Giant's Camp.]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Go Day Glow (Part 2)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that we&#8217;ve absorbed a bit about the science behind fluorescence, let&#8217;s see how black lights and glow-in-the-dark effects add psychedelic pageantry to many leisuretime activities. Eerie day-glo exoticism is a popular feature at haunted houses, mystery spots, and classic amusement park &#8220;dark rides&#8221; (many of which have undergone klutzy re-branding, Kennywood&#8217;s &#8220;Garfield&#8217;s Nightmare&#8221; being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Down Towns: Gary, Indiana as Tourist Mecca</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gary, Indiana is unlikely to make anyone's list of the world's most idyllic vacation spots. But two enterprising Chicago entrepreneurs have convinced scores of music-loving tourists to undertake a four-hour peek at the bleak by booking a spot on their King of Pop Hometown Tour.]]></description>
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