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Nothing Doing
Recess, County Galway, Ireland:
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Aspelt, Luxembourg:
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Bechyne, Czech Republic:
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(“In this house, no important person was born, lived, and most importantly did not die, and that is why we live well here.”)
Záblatí-Hlásná Lhota, Czech Republic:
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(“Hlásná Lhota – a stone in whose surroundings nothing significant has demonstrably happened for several hundred years”)
Míšov, Czech Republic:
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(“On 8 May 1915 in Míšov, the great Czech genius Jára Cimrman just barely missed being involved in something historically important.”)
O’Hungry’s Café, Old Town San Diego State Historic Park:
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York, Western Australia:
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Villa de Leyva, Boyacá Department, Colombia:
(“On October 13, 1825, nothing happened in this house, nor was anyone important born.”)