2367 - Bielefeld North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Bielefeld is Germany's 18th largest city at 340 000 citizens. It is home to international companies such as Dr. Oetker, Gildemeister, and Schuko.

The Bielefeld Conspiracy is a satirical conspiracy theory that claims Bielefeld does not actually exist, but is an illusion propagated by various forces. It was first posted in 1994 on the German Usenet. The city started using the conspiracy in it's marketing.

The theory poses three questions:

Do you know anybody from Bielefeld?
Have you ever been to Bielefeld?
Do you know anybody who has ever been to Bielefeld?

A majority of respondents say 'no' and anyone claiming any knowledge of Bielefeld is disregarded as being in on the conspiracy, or of have been decieved themselves. The origins of the theory are speculated to include the CIA, Mossad, or aliens who use Bielefeld University to hide their spacecraft.

Even Chancellor Angela Merkel referenced the theory in public when she mentioned she attended a town hall meeting in Bielefeld and said, "...if it exists at all," and "I had the impression that I was there.

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3227 - Mölln, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Mölln is a small city of about 20 000 located in northern Germany. The Elbe-Lübeck Canal flows through the town, and there are eight small lakes that surround the city. It was founded in the 12th century and was a part of the Old Salt Route. Salt that was produced in the salt mines of Lower-Saxony was shipped to the Baltic Sea. Till Eulenspiegel, a legendary trickster known for exposing vices and provoking thought, is said to have lived in Mölln the last year of his life. He apparently died of the plague in 1350, but his existence has never been proven. Mölln has several monuments dedicated to him.

3322 - Hamburg, Germany

Happy birthday to me! What a lovely handmade card from the sender. Beautiful penmanship. Am Rothenbaum is the site of the main court of the German Open Tennis Championships. The International German Open has been played at the Rothernbaum since 1892, making it Germany's longest running tennis tournament. The current stadium was built in 1999 and can hold 13 200 people.

3232 - Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States of America

The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal North Pierhead Light was built in 1882. There were nine keepers of the light until 1897. It was redesigned in 1903 and is 12 meters high. The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal was started in 1872 and wasn't opened for large-scale watercraft until 1890. The canal is 2.1 kilometers long that goes from Sturgeon Bay in Lake Michigan to Green Bay. There are no locks on this canal. The canal was sold to the United States government in 1893 and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains the canal.

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