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The big cities like New York, Paris, and LA aren’t the only ones where good ideas are generated. Sometimes it’s the mid-sized metropolises where people have the time and space to think up really cool stuff. And surprisingly, a lot of good ideas came from Pittsburgh. We know, it still seems implausible, even if some hipster credibility IS creeping in to the city’s reputation these days. Read on for a few cool examples…and then use Gogobot to book your Pittsburgh hotel to #digdeeper for yourself.
1. ‘Dippy’, the beloved dinosaur in London’s Natural History Museum,
Is actually a COPY of the real thing in Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Museum of Natural History and was commissioned by the Duke of Wales.
2. These messy carne asada fries at Lolita’s in San Diego look suspiciously like….
by: BrownGuacamole flickr – Courtesy: Gogobot
This ‘Pittsburgh salad’ which is famous for all the same steak and cheese…PLUS vegetables.
3. Emoticons…
…were invented by Scott Fahlman at Carnegie Mellon in 1982.
by: jiuguangw flickr – Courtesy: Gogobot
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4. Santa Monica’s Ferris Wheel
by: Jaak Treiman – Courtesy: Gogobot
Couldn’t exist unless the first one had been invented in Pittsburgh.
5. Andy Warhol’s awesome avantgarde pop art
was born in the ‘burgh, which now sports the awesome Andy Warhol Museum dedicated to the artist.
by: iriskh flickr – Courtesy: Gogobot
And there are more classics from Pittsburgh, from Martha Graham and Mister Rogers to the pop top can and Heinz ketchup. But we’ll let you investigate for yourself.
6. And finally Erik Cavanaugh, the viral video dancer of husky frame and inspiring grace.
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Source: gogobot.com