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There Once Was a European Tourist Who Spent 3 Days Believing Bangor, Maine, Was San Francisco, California
There are tons of "remember that time" stories told in Maine on a daily basis, but some are just better than others. And the story about a European tourist spending three days in Bangor, Maine, believing entirely that he was actually in San Francisco, California, is absolutely one of the best. So how did this happen? Glad you asked.
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