| Philadelphia is the largest city in
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| | - Perhaps the most famous educational
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| Pennsylvania, and the 5th most populous
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| | institution in Philadelphia is the
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| in the United States over all. As of
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| | University of Pennsylvania, which is
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| 2005, Philadelphia's population was
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| | coeducational private non-sectarian
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| estimated as 1,463,281, with 5,823,23
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| | research university. The university of
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| living in the metropolitan area.
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| | Pennsylvania was founded in 1740, and is
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| The city is known as the "City of
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| | one of the eight members of the Ivy
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| Brotherly Love" as its name stems from
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| | League.
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| the Greek, philos (meaning "love")
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| | - The main airport for Philadelphia is
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| adelphos (meaning "brother"). Other
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| | Philadelphia International Airport.
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| nicknames include "Birthplace of
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| | - Sports teams in Philadelphia include
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| America", "Cradle of Liberty", "The
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| | the American football team, the
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| Quaker City", and simply "Philly".
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| | Philadelphia Eagles, the baseball team,
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| Some of the attractions in Philadelphia
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| | the Philadelphia Phillies, the basketball
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| include:
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| | team, the Philadelphia 76ers, the ice
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| - Becuna
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| | hockey team, the Philadelphia Phantoms,
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| - Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
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| | and the NHL ice hockey team, the
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| - Independence Hall
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| | Philadelphia Flyers.
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| - Independence Museum Seaport
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| | - Philadelphia is home to the
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| - Institute of Contemporary Art,
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| | "cheesesteak" - known outside of the city
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| Philadelphia
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| | as "Philadelphia cheesesteak", "Philly
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| - Liberty Bell Center
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| | cheesesteak", or "steak and cheese". It
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| - Philadelphia Museum of Art
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| | is a sandwich made in a long Italian
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| - Philadelphia Zoo
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| | roll, filled with thinly sliced pieces of
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| - Rodin Museum
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| | steak and melted cheese. Optionally,
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| - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
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| | grilled onions, sautéd green peppers,
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| - USS Olympia
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| | mushrooms and sauces may be added.
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| - Woodmere Art Museum
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| | - In 1776, the Declaration of
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| Here is some more information about the
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| | Independence was read out in three
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| area:
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| | cities: Trenton, New Jersey, Easton,
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| - Some of the major companies
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| | Pennsylvania, and of course,
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| headquartered in Philadelphia include
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| | Philadelphia.
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| Cigna, CIGNA, Comcast and Sunoco.
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