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What famous slang phrase is mythologized to have originated from the wind currents around New York's Flatiron Building?

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Correct answer: "23 skidoo"

Legend says that the wind currents created by the Flatiron Building's unique triangular shape would lift women's skirts. Police officers would supposedly tell loitering men to "23 skidoo" (scram). While popular, etymologists believe the phrase has other origins. Photo: Imelenchon (original work), Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.

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