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John Camkiran
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The 1893 Chicago World’s Fair was perhaps the most impressive exposition in history, more than filling the shoes of the 1889 Paris Expo that had introduced the Eiffel Tower. The fairgrounds were drained to form canals in which gondolas, operated by native Venetians, provided a most unique mode of transport.
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Maretus
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It was also near the site of America's first serial killer H.H. Holmes who preyed on people attending the fair who stayed in his hotel. I believe it is also (I might have dates wrong) where a Turkish diplomat or king or something introduced Cannabis smoking to the Americas.
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John Camkiran
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I didn’t know about that first one. And while it looks like cannabis was introduced to the US by Mexicans circa 1910, the Turkish diplomat version would make for a far more interesting novel or film!
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