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nPostednon August 11, 2016
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It’snthe largest shopping mall in the United States – although only then12th largest in the world!
It’snthe largest shopping mall in the United States – although only then12th largest in the world!n
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nAccordingnto Wikipedia, it IS #1 in shoppers – with more than 40nMILLION visitors every year, the Mall of America has more shoppersnthan any other mall in the world.
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nLocatednin Minnesota, the MofA attracts most visitors from nearby states andnCanada. It first opened its doors on this date in 1992. It’s callednby many nearby folks, “The Mall” – and other nicknames as well:nMegamall, Sprawl of America, Hugedale.
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nHerenare some stats:
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nThen MofA has more than 530 stores.
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- Itn has 3 levels on 3 sides of a rectangle, and 4 levels on the 4thn side.
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nInn the middle of the rectangle is Nickelodeon Universe, an indoor themen park with roller coasters and a miniature golf course.
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- Theren is also a sea life aquarium with more than 4,500 creatures.
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- Theren is an exhibit space; right now the exhibit is Barbie: The Dreamhousen Experience, in which guests can try on clothes in Barbie’s virtualn closet, make virtual cupcakes, and take selfies. There is a make-upn studio, fashion runway, pop star stage, and more! Apparently all ofn the virtual stuff is made more fun by being personalized – guestsn are given radio-frequency identification (FRID) bracelets to wearn inside the exhibit.
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nTwo smaller exhibits are based on Starn Trek and CSI.
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- Then MofA is large enough to fit SEVEN Yankee Stadiums inside!!
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nLightsn and people produce so much warmth that most of the mall doesn’t needn to be heated even during the winter. As a matter of fact, somen winter days require air conditioning to keep shoppers comfortable!!
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nThen MofA is located where the Metropolitan Stadium used to be – thatn is where baseball teams used to play. There is a plaque that marksn where home plate used to be, and one of the seats from Met Stadiumn was kept and is located in the exact place where it used to be inn the stadium. That spot marks the place where Harmon Killebrew’sn 520-foot home run landed, in 1967.
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Inncase you were wondering, the largest shopping malls in the world cannbe found in China (#1 and #2, of course), the Philippines (#3, #4,n#8, AND #11!), Iran (#5 and #7), Malaysia (#6), Thailand (#9), andnTurkey (#10).
Inncase you were wondering, the largest shopping malls in the world cannbe found in China (#1 and #2, of course), the Philippines (#3, #4,n#8, AND #11!), Iran (#5 and #7), Malaysia (#6), Thailand (#9), andnTurkey (#10).n
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nAlsonon this date:
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Presidential Joke Day
Presidential Joke Day
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nPerseid Meteor Shower peaks Aug. 11 – 12
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nBirthdaynof David Atchison, President of the U.S. for a day
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nAnniversarynof the start of the Mayan Calendar
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nIngersollnDay
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nApplencomputer inventor Steve Wozniak’s birthday
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nIndependencenDay in Chad
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