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wmwmwm | 3 years ago

I love this story about Agloe, New York - a "copyright trap" that materialised into a real place:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agloe,_New_York

When another map maker put the actual settlement on their maps, the original publishers cried foul, but then discovered Agloe had become real!

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moffkalast|3 years ago

> Agloe is a fictional hamlet

Very fitting, if people weren't sure if it 'be or not be'.

lalos|3 years ago

Agloe anagram of legal

wmwmwm|3 years ago

Actually, I think it was the initials of the original publishers

joko42|3 years ago

The 'l' was embarrassed and curled up into a ball.