1. In Boca Raton, a dog named Freckles was allowed to file for divorce from his owner, citing public humiliation for being forced to defecate outdoors.
2. After New York City, Boca Raton is home to the second highest population of Holocaust survivors in the United States.
3. The Wick Theatre houses a costume museum with more than 1.2 million pieces of theatre wardrobe, at an estimated value of $21 million. The pieces include Angela Lansbury's gold pantsuit from “Mame” and Richard Burton's attire from “Camelot.”
4. In Boca Raton, women are not allowed to break more than three dishes per day. Apparently it’s no big deal if a man does, though.
5. Africa U.S.A. and Ancient America are two defunct Boca Raton amusement parks that still echo through the community. Africa U.S.A. was a "safari" with no fences between visitors and the animals. Though it closed in the early 1960s, there are still peacocks roaming gated communities on its site from the park and the 30-foot waterfall still stands.
6. Ancient America park was built on around a still-intact Native American burial ground.
7. When you think Boca Raton, you don't usually think jail, but the city is home to the headquarters of the GEO Group, which operates prisons.
8. In Boca Raton, it's a crime for men to be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown. All other gowns are just fine.
9. The most massive name in pop music right now, Ariana Grande, was born in Boca Raton along with her brother, “Big Brother” contestant Frankie Grande.
10. In Boca Raton, law enforcement takes horses seriously. The penalty for horse theft is death by hanging. Gulp.
11. Boca Raton is home to the Boca Bash, one day a year when party-goers wake up early, throw on their bathing suits, and grab whatever boat, float, or paddle board they have for an all-day, music-blaring, police-tolerated massive party on the Boca Inlet.
12. Boca Raton is a homestead for the rich and famous. Just a couple of major names that have or had homes in Boca include John Henry, who owns the Red Sox, Donald Trump, Sheryl Sandberg, Rush Limbaugh, Jon Bon Jovi, Marilyn Manson, Maury Povich and Connie Chung.
13. To get in these doors, you have to be able to shell out some serious cash. According to Forbes, Boca Raton has three of the 10 most expensive gated communities in the entire country, The Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club (which takes No. 1), The Sanctuary, and Le Lac.
14. Better take a nap before you get your hair done because a woman can get a ticket for falling asleep under a hair dryer.
15. The same goes for when you're doing hair, because the salon where a woman falls asleep under that hair dryer is also subject to fines.
16. The IBM computer was invented, not in Silicon Valley, but in Boca Raton.
17. Boca Raton is home to the International Museum of Cartoon Art, which houses original pieces by some of the best in the business, like Charles Schulz and Bill Watterson.
18. Scott Levine, a Boca Raton resident, is famous for committing and being charged with the largest computer crime in history. The hacker was found guilty in 2005 of stealing 1.6 billion customer records.
19. Boca Raton is home to the Boca Museum of Art, which was the brainchild of a women's group in town back in the 1940s. It's more than just a museum, though, it also sponsors an art school on Palmetto Park Road.
20. The beloved novel and recent film adaptation “Marley and Me” takes place in Boca Raton.
21. The name Boca Raton is often misinterpreted as "mouth of a rat," however, using common nautical terms for translation—"boca" meaning inlet, and "raton" meaning jagged rocks—the name makes a whole lot more sense.
22. You may not have heard of Jarden, but you've definitely heard of the consumer product brands it owns, such as Mr. Coffee products, Bicycle playing cards, Yankee Candle Company, and Crock-Pot. The massive company is located in Boca Raton.
23. Boca Raton is a hub for media companies, with American Media, which publishes “Star,” “The National Enquirer,” and “Shape,” among other magazines, and FriendFinder Networks, which owns AdultFriendFinder.com and Penthouse, both based in town.
24. There's a reason for the stunning views: There are absolutely no billboards allowed in Boca Raton. However, there is one billboard in the area, and it was grandfathered in before the rule.
25. Boca Raton is home to the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, which isn't just an education center with tanks and a butterfly garden, but a working research facility run by Florida Atlantic University students studying marine life.
26. The Old Course at Broken Sound Club in Boca Raton hosts the Allianz Championship, a major annual golf tournament on the Champions Tour.
27. The United States Tennis Association Training Center Headquarters is located in Boca Raton, where it nurtures some of the best early tennis talent in the country.
28. It's no surprise then, that Boca Raton has a huge contingent of famous golfers and tennis players, including Andy Roddick, Chrissy Evert, Morgan Pressel, and Bernard Langer.
29. In Boca Raton, it's against the law to be running or walking topless within a 150-foot area between the beach and the street.
30. During those particularly hot summer days, know that Boca Raton is home to the largest indoor mall in Palm Beach county, Town Center.
31. You can thank Boca Raton for all of your favorite school and work supplies, because it is the home of the nation chain, Office Depot.
32. The first settler of Boca Raton was named T.M. Rickards. In 1895 he lived on what is now the Palmetto Park Road Bridge in a house made entirely of driftwood.
33. The highest point in all of Boca Raton is 24 feet above sea level, and it's located in the guard shack at Camino Gardens.
34. In Boca Raton, all doors on public buildings must open outward.
35. One of the biggest television shows of all time, “The Sopranos,” prominently featured Boca Raton several times in its plot, most notably in the episodes "Boca" and "...To Save Us All From Satan's Power."
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