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Unalaska, Alaska

So there's the state of Alaska, but then within that state, there's the small town of Unalaska? Huh? Although you might be forgiven for thinking that Unalaska is full of people who hate Alaska and want to avoid it at all costs, it seems as though the unfortunate name of this place was the rest of a poor translation. In fact, the 4,500 Unalaskan residents love the fact that they're part of the bigger Alaskan state.

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When Russians made their way to the largest of the Aleutian Islands many years ago, they translated the real town name of Agunalaksh to Unalaska. And since then, it seems to have stuck.