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Did you know this about Atlantic City?
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Did You Know?
Monopoly's street names are all real Atlantic City streets. The game's creator mapped the board to reflect the city's racial and economic segregation—expensive Boardwalk was white-only.
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Saltwater taffy was invented in Atlantic City in 1883 when a storm flooded a candy shop. The owner jokingly sold his waterlogged taffy as "saltwater taffy."
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The Miss America Pageant began in Atlantic City in 1921 as a marketing gimmick to extend the summer tourist season past Labor Day.
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Atlantic City built the first boardwalk in America in 1870. It was invented to keep sand out of hotel lobbies.
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