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unusual facts about road sign



Royale-les-Eaux

References in On Her Majesty's Secret Service suggest yet another département: when driving northwards along the N1 (now the D901), James Bond passes a Michelin road sign saying "Montreuil 5, Royale-les-Eaux 10, Le Touquet-Paris-Plage 15".


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Finglesham

It is also known for the presence of a famous road sign (actually at nearby Finglesham Estuary), pointing to the nearby places of both Ham and Sandwich (and thus reading "ham sandwich" as if referring to the common item of food).

Leopardstown

Leopardstown gets a mention in the movie Spy Kids, in which a road sign for Baile an Liopaird is seen outside Machete's shop.

Little River, Victoria

Australian rock band Little River Band is named after Little River after seeing the name on a road sign on their way to a gig in Geelong.

Pillar of salt

The Pillar of Salt road sign near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, England, thought to be the first internally illuminated road sign in the country

PINK de Thierry

In 1992's Direction Arcadia, under a road sign pointing to アルカヂア (Arcadia) MWC was stranded with their luggage at a crowded intersection in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

Robards, Kentucky

Present day when traveling Highway U.S. 41 South, you will see the road sign calling "Robards the Sanctified Town".

Texas State Highway 73

A similar road sign of SH 73 is also depicted on the set of The Partridge Family.