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...that Birmingham has a bacteria named after it?
...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 Birmingham is served by four primary interstates, but only three non-spur U.S. Highways?
...that the Sears at Century Plaza opened just before the mall itself and closed just after it?

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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 Birmingham is served by [[:Category:Interstates|four primary interstates]], but only [[:Category:U.S. Highways|three non-spur U.S. Highways]]?
-*...that the western end of [[Interstate 22]] doesn't connect to another Interstate yet?
+*...that the [[Sears Century Plaza|Sears at Century Plaza]] opened just before the mall itself and closed just after it?