“Dr. Beach” is at it again. No not me, even though I was born and raised 5 feet from the sands of Rockaway Beach, I am definitely not a beach bum. The Doc I am talking about instead is Stephen P. Leatherman, director of Florida International University’s Laboratory for Coastal Research. Dr. Leatherman has been…
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Yeah, try pronouncing that name! This popular lake, located in Webster, Massachusetts, has been bugging locals for years. Seems that even the residents have a hard time pronouncing the 13-syllable lake’s name properly. Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg is the longest place name in the United States and 6th longest in the world. The 49-letter name (the picture…
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