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Deadhorse, Alaska, is a town built for industry

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Pretending this is a functional community is hilarious when it is essentially just a frozen parking lot for heavy machinery. With virtually no permanent population, the whole place exists solely to service massive metal rigs in subzero misery.

Deadhorse, Alaska, is a town built for industry
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