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Pokémon Go: 10 Crazy Places We Found Players
Pokémon Go players are walking into traffic, skulking through cemeteries, frequenting dusty small businesses (thanks!) and parks that haven't seen this many people since cable was invented (thanks, again!).
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In a little more than a week since the game opened in the U.S., Patch has found players in the strangest places.
A man playing in Nashua, N.H., Thursday afternoon stumbled across a dead body floating in a brook at a downtown park. "Apparently the person was playing this Pokémon game, which led him to an obscure spot," Nashua police Lt. Robert Giggi told reporters. >>> 9 More Crazy Stories
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Pokémon Go: Florida Theme Parks Welcome Considerate
The Pokémon Go craze has hit Florida in a very big way with PokéStops, gyms and critters cropping up all over the place — even at some of the state’s biggest theme parks.
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and Legoland have both reported players hunting high and low for Pokémon while enjoying days at the parks.
"Pokémon Go is certainly creating a lot of buzz, and we are excited that our guests are engaged in this activity in the park,” Busch Gardens Tampa Bay spokeswoman Karen Varga-Sinka said. “The safety of our guests, animals and ambassadors is our top priority, so while we want our guests to have fun and catch them all, we ask that they continue to follow all posted safety guidelines and procedures, including not entering restricted areas." >>> Read more.
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