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by wmwmwm 1318 days 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!

2 comments

> Agloe is a fictional hamlet

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

Agloe anagram of legal
Uhh...
Actually, I think it was the initials of the original publishers
The 'l' was embarrassed and curled up into a ball.
Are you sure about that?