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From Ding Dong to Waterproof, there are some truly strange town names in the United States.

I have always been fascinated by the titles we Americans have bestowed on our towns and cities over time.

I collect things and one of the things Ive collected over the years are names of small towns Ive either visited or wanted to. For example, Ive been in Greybull, Wyoming, Bull Run, Oregon, and…

I collect things and one of the things Ive collected over the years are names of small towns Ive either visited or wanted to. For example, Ive been in Greybull, Wyo., Bull Run, Ore., and…

Answer Man in 2014 delved into a mystery theme: questions he couldnt get completely satisfying answers to.

Hell (Michigan) or Dismal (Tennessee). Peculiar (Missouri) that they deserve special attention. Take Zzyzx (California) for example — a one-time natural spring resort in the Mohave Desert, now a popular birding site. It was named by someone who thought he was creating the last word in the English language. He was wrong. That word is Zyzzyva, the name of a tropical South American weevil. But wait! There’s more. Try to imagine why anyone would want to live in a town named Toad S...

From Ding Dong to Waterproof, there are some truly strange town names in the United States.