The Surprising History of Las Vegas and the Rat Pack

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What can we learn about Las Vegas that we already didn't know? How about the proper way to pronounce Nevada? You might be surprised. In this episode of the Mental Floss show Scatterbrained, we'll also learn the history of the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign, Vegas misconceptions, some gambling research, and why Sinatra's friends were called the Rat Pack.


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