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Boring, Maryland

We're going to go ahead and assume that you wouldn't willingly plan a road trip to a small town in America called Boring. And that's something that the local council is struggling with. On the one hand, they love their name and the history that it portrays. On the other hand, it does sound pretty boring! This town wasn't named after its lack of excitement, though. It was actually named after the town's very first postmaster, David J. Boring.

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It wasn't always called Boring, either. There was once a time when it was called Fairview, but the residents all voted for a new name that would make them stand out from the crowd. It's not the weirdest name we've seen, though.