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The Better Naito Forever project requires the world's smallest park to move.
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The Better Naito Forever project requires the world's smallest park to move.
The Better Naito Forever project requires the world's smallest park to move.
The Better Naito Forever project requires the world's smallest park to move.
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artran/iStock via Getty Images “Ireland” may be the first answer that comes to mind when asked where in the world you might be most likely to spot a leprechaun, but Portland, Oregon, is home to its very own population of tiny, pot-o’-gold-loving Irishmen, too. They’ve even got a dedicated area—Mill Ends Park—to prove it. Here are 11 fun facts about what has been described as “the only leprechaun colony west of Ireland.” 1. Mill Ends Park is the creation of journalist Dick Fagan. Upon his return home from World War II in 1946, Dick Fagan went back to work as a journalist at the...