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The original Brewster's Millions (1945) was banned in Memphis, TN because Brewster's African-American servant was "treated too well."
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The Sixth Tallest Pyramid in the World is a Bass Pro Shop in Memphis, TN
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Prince Mongo. Prince Mongo is a Memphian (who also has residences in Florida, and Virginia) who claims to be a 333 year old alien from Zambodia, a planet 9 light years from earth. Prince Mongo has run for Mayor of Memphis TN since the 90's- coming in 3rd during his most successful campaign.
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Memphis, TN has the 6th largest pyramid in the world... and it just re-opened as a Bass Pro Shop
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The United State's worst train wreck happened in Nashville, TN in 1918 and resulted in 101 deaths, largely due to the train coming from Memphis had wooden, Civil War Era passenger cars.
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Bass Pro Shops is opening a 535,000sq ft superstore in a renovated pyramid in Memphis, TN
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In 1966 James Meredith began a solo march from Memphis TN to Jackson MS to highlight racism in MS & urge Afr Ams to register to vote.He was shot & wounded on the 2nd day & other civil rights leaders came to continue the march .By the end 4077 Afr Ams had registered to vote,many for the 1st time.
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Memphis, TN is the largest city on the Mississippi River
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Ida B. Wells became a crusader after her friends were lynched. They were killed because their grocery store, The People's Grocery, competed directly with a white dude's store (Memphis, TN 1892) and Ida Wells became an anti-lynching crusader after this incident, writing her legacy.
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America's First Fully Automated Grocery Store was created in Memphis TN in 1937. The store was called "Keedoozle"
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The New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, that occurred near Memphis TN, rank as some of the largest in the United States. Two to three times as large as the 1964 Alaska earthquake and 10 times as large as the 1906 San Francisco quake.
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The Pentecostal MB church in Memphis, TN has the phone number (123)456-7890
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