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Lucy the Elephant has served as a real estate office, a tavern, a summer home, and a tourist attraction over her 140+ year history.
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Ocean City hosts the annual Miss Crustacean beauty pageant for hermit crabs, complete with a runway and a tiny crown for the winner.
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Ocean City has been dry since 1879βbefore Prohibition even existed. Ironically, a CDC study found it has the highest rate of excessive drinkers of any county in New Jersey.
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Steel Pier's famous diving horses leaped 40 feet into a pool from 1929 to 1978. One rider, Sonora Webster Carver, went blind from a dive but continued performing for 11 more years.
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