[Outdated, please look at pinned post] Casual Conversation

I'm from an area where we have a specific night of the year called "Devil's night". Easily googlable, but it's interesting that I didn't realize that few other areas seem to call it that from what I can tell?

Our first ever ruler from when we became an independent nation was known to carry pieces of roasted chicken in his suit pockets to sneak in snacks during the day.

It has Asia's largest saltwater lake

A century ago, we had a disaster caused by a tsunami of molasses 25 ft high, going 35 mph

In the city where I live there are two train stations, next to each other, and with different track gauges.

The city I'm from has more bridges than Venice and Amsterdam combined.

The first airplane was flown here.

There's a catholic cathedral that was designed by a protestant and a protestant cathedral that was designed by a catholic.

We had a tea party during the revolutionary war, no not that tea party.

A song from my country is used in Hollywood, in instrumental form, as an exotic romantic dance. It's actually, according to the lyrics, about a gambling addict comparing his horse race obsession with the intense nature of his romantic infatuations.

Edit: come on! No takers?