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...that long before Railroad Park opened, the site held the Heart of Dixie Railroad Club's collection of historic railroad locomotives and cars?
...that the South East Lake neighborhood is north of the East Lake neighborhood?
...that Homewood has its own 20th Street South?
...that Lost actor Michael Emerson has a master's degree from University of Alabama?
...that Oporto-Madrid Boulevard is named for two streets that began as parallel avenues two blocks apart?
...that the first "Iron Bowl" was played in Birmingham's Lakeview Park in 1893?
...that before the Civil Rights Movement, Birmingham was sometimes known as "Bombingham"?
...that Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport has only had one fatal aircraft accident involving a passenger carrier?
...that Jefferson County is the primary county for 34 incorporated municipalities, more than any other in Alabama?
...that Cinema City 8 was the largest multiplex in the nation when it opened in 1978?
...that cartoonist Howard Cruse and author Dennis Covington are cousins?
...that the Native American settlement of Mad Town on the Cahaba River marked a junction of major trade paths?
...that actress Gail Strickland is the daughter of tire dealer Lynn Strickland?
...that Woodlawn's "La Quemada" neighborhood was once known as "Eastwood"?

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 *...that Jefferson County is the primary county for [[List of Jefferson County municipalities|34 incorporated municipalities]], more than any other in Alabama?
 *...that [[Cinema City 8]] was the largest multiplex in the nation when it opened in 1978?
-*...that cartoonist [[Howard Cruse]] and author [[Dennis Covington]] are cousings?
+*...that cartoonist [[Howard Cruse]] and author [[Dennis Covington]] are cousins?
 *...that the Native American settlement of [[Mad Town]] on the [[Cahaba River]] marked a junction of major trade paths?
 *...that actress [[Gail Strickland]] is the daughter of tire dealer [[Lynn Strickland]]?
 *...that [[Woodlawn]]'s "[[La Quemada]]" neighborhood was once known as "Eastwood"?