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Magnet, Nebraska

Have you ever been drawn to a town in America for reasons you just can't really explain? It doesn't happen very often, but B.E. Smith wanted to create the same experience for those passing by his town in Northeast Nebraska back in 1893. He wanted to attract people to his town, and he decided to do that by changing its name to Magnet! And while we'd love to say it worked, it didn't.

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Today, it's believed that there are only around 75 people still living in the small town of Magnet. But you can't knock a guy from trying something new, we guess.