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Maine's capital city is Augusta and its largest city is Portland.
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Most US maps create the illusion that New England is further north than it is; e.g., Portland, Oregon is actually ~80 miles north of Portland, Maine.
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Portland, Oregon is at about the same latitude as Portland, Maine
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A Nazi Submarine was sunk close to Portland Maine in 1945
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Asa Lovejoy and Francis W. Pettygrove, who owned the claim to the land that would later become Portland, Oregon, each wanted to name the new town after their respective hometowns of Boston, Massachusetts and Portland, Maine; Pettygrove won the coin flip.
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There was a topless protest in Portland Maine, which resulted in no incidents. Ironically, the female organizer was enraged people showed up to look the marcher's breasts.
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Portland, Oregon would've been named Boston if not for the outcome of a coin toss between its founders. Each man wanted to name 'The Clearing' after their hometown. Francis Pettygrove of Portland, Maine beat Asa Lovejoy of Boston.
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From 1914 to 1933 an electric train ran hourly from Portland, Maine to Lewiston (Auburn), Maine
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The ticket agent in Portland, Maine, who checked Mohamed Atta and his travel partner in for their JetBlue flight suspected the two of terrorism. Later, he found out they had perished when their plane went down and felt guilty for his suspicions. Then he found out they were responsible.
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The submarine sandwich originated in several different Italian American communities in the Northeastern United States from the late 19th to mid-20th centuries. Portland, Maine claims to be the birthplace of the "Italian sandwich" and it is considered Maine's signature sandwich.
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Shucks Maine Lobster, a processor near Portland, uses a machine called the Big Mother Shucker to detach lobster meat from the shell with water pressure ranging from 40,000 psi to around 90,000 psi. - source
