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FUNNIEST AND STRANGEST PLACE NAMES ON EARTH

Added on: 12th May 2016

 

 

WESTWARD HO!

Westward_Ho! sign

The only U.K. town with an exclamation point, Westward Ho! Is

named after Charles Kingsley’s 1855 novel of the same name,

based in the nearby town of Bideford. City planners named the

town Westward Ho! to drive up tourism to the area.

 

 

TE PUKE

kiwi360 te puke new zealand

With a name like Te Puke, it’s hard to believe this New Zealand

town is one of the country’s most famous kiwi producers.

Pronounced teh poo-khe, this town is home to Kiwi 360, an

immersive kiwi orchard attraction with its widely

recognisable giant kiwifruit.

 

 

SWASTIKA

Swastika_ON canada

Swastika in Ontario, Canada, is a pretty strange place. Swastika

isn’t a Nazi stronghold, though, as it was founded almost

30 years before Adolf Hitler started using the swastika:

an ancient Sanskrit good-luck symbol.

 

 

SATAN'S KINGDOM

Satans_kingdom recreation area sign

Isn’t it odd there are many strange places named “Hell” on Earth

but no heaven? Score another point for the underworld – there

are two towns in the U.S. named Satan’s Kingdom, one in Vermont

and one in Massachusetts, and a recreation area for demons and

denizens who love river tubing in Connecticut.

 

 

SAINT-LOUIS-DU-HA! HA!

Saint-Louis-du-Ha!_Ha!

Saint-Louis-du-Ha!-Ha! in Québec, Canada, is the only city name in

the world with two exclamation points. The city name likely came

from the outdated French word haha: a ditch dug below a fence

which allowed a farmer to see his animals but prevented the

animals from crossing the fence.

 

 

PUNKEYDOODLES CORNER

Punkeydoodle's_Corners

Local stories give two possible reasons for the naming of

Punkeydoodles Corners in Ontario, Canada. The most common

cites a local innkeeper who loved to sing “Yankee Doodle”

(which guests claimed sounded more like “Punkey Doodle”).

The other says a lazy pumpkin farmer’s wife gave him

the nickname for wasting time.

 

 

PENISTONE

Penistone_Paramonut

Penistone in Yorkshire, likely takes its name from old forms

of Welsh and English, originally meant as a village on the hilltop.

That hasn’t stopped hordes of people from giggling at this

strange place name.

 

 

ONCE BREWED

twice brewed inn

A north English town goes by two different names: Once Brewed

if you enter from the east and Twice Brewed if you enter from

the west. Named after the town’s inn, Once/Twice Brewed may

have been named because the inn served stronger ale

than the farmer’s weak, “once brewed” beer.

 

 

NOTHING

nothing arizona

Formerly (minimally) inhabited, Nothing, Arizona, was abandoned

in 2005. Its town sign reads: “The staunch citizens of Nothing

are full of Hope, Faith, and Believe in the work ethic.

Thru-the-years-these dedicated people had faith in Nothing,

hoped for Nothing, worked at Nothing, for Nothing.”

 

 

 


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