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First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo XIV

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Kye ◴[08 May 25 19:31 UTC] No.43930365[source]▶
Chicago: known for wind, one of the world's largest furry conventions, and the first American pope.
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1. quesera ◴[08 May 25 20:05 UTC] No.43930740[source]▶
Actually not known for atmospheric wind, but for bloviating in a windy way.

With the construction of tall city blocks and the breezes off of Lake Michigan, the atmospheric use has become somewhat more true. No more so than most USAmerican cities though.

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2. Kye ◴[08 May 25 20:59 UTC] No.43931303[source]▶
This seems to be a matter of some debate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windy_City_(nickname)#Etymolog...