Las Vegas once meant “The Meadows”
Before it was the global capital of terrible decisions and ten-dollar bottles of water, Las Vegas was just a boring patch of desert grass. Spanish explorers named the area 'The Meadows' after discovering wild grasses fed by underground artesian springs. Today, the only thing green in the area is the cash rapidly evaporating from the wallets of tourists trying to beat the house at blackjack.

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