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| Colorado Facts |
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Boulder, Colorado is famous for the Flatiron rock formations that overlook the town. The Flatiron Mountains were named by the pioneer women who said they looked like the flat, metal irons they used to iron their clothes. |
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In Fruita,Colorado, the town folk celebrate 'Mike the Headless Chicken Day'. Seems that a farmer named L.A. Olsen cut off Mike's head on September 10, 1945 in anticipation of a chicken dinner - and Mike lived for another 4 years without a head. |
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The Dwight Eisenhower Memorial Tunnel between Clear Creek & Summit counties in Colorado is the highest auto tunnel in the world. Bored at an elevation of 11,000 feet under the Continental Divide it is 8,960 feet long and the average daily traffic exceeds |
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