10/7/2026
The true fake story behind the annual Virginia City Camel Race
Filed by Max the Cryptid Reporter
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Back in the 1950s, a newspaper editor in Nevada wrote a fake story about a camel race happening in his town as a joke. Eventually, he helped make it a real thing and the annual Virginia City Camel Race was born, which continues to this day.
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