Each October Albuquerque, New Mexico hosts the world's largest international hot air balloon show.
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The City of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico was once called Hot Springs. In 1950 the town changed its name to the title of a popular radio quiz program.
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After WWII Los Alamos and Albuquerque had many new laboratories. Hundreds of highly educated Scientists and Engineers moved in the state. New Mexico soon had a higher percentage of people with Ph.D.s than any other state.