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Which US president began his political career in Chicago?
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Which animal was blamed for the 1871 Chicago fire?
Answer: A cow
Why: The story was invented by reporter Michael Ahern, who admitted decades later that he fabricated the cow tale.
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Which pizza style was invented in Chicago?
Answer: Deep-dish
Why: Deep-dish pizza layers cheese directly on the crust with tomato sauce ladled over it.
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What Chicago building held the most floor space in 1930?
Answer: Merchandise Mart
Why: Covering roughly four million square feet of floor space, the building held its own postal ZIP code until 2008.
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Which passenger railway station is the busiest in Chicago?
Answer: Union Station
Why: Serving over 100,000 passengers on an average weekday, it anchors both regional Metra routes and cross-country Amtrak trips.
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Who co-founded Hull House, the first settlement house in Chicago?
Answer: Jane Addams
Why: Her pioneering social work at Hull House led to her becoming the first American woman awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Why was mob boss Al Capone finally sent to prison?
Answer: Tax evasion
Why: Prosecutors could not make the gang violence stick, so they targeted his failure to pay federal income tax instead.