27 useless Tampa facts everyone should know to impress out-of-towners

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Did you know that Elvis played Tampa and ended up using a photo from the show for his album cover? Or that Babe Ruth's longest dinger happened here? Or that Lindsay Lohan's dad once jumped from the third story of the Tahitian Inn? What we have here are some completely pointless tidbits everyone should have handy for their next car full of guests.

H/T to the Tampa-based podcast The Pork Chop Kings for contributing to this list.

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