Austin Mythbusters

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Known as the "Capital of Texas," the self-proclaimed "Live Music Capital of the World," and my personal favorite, "The Weirdest Place in Texas," Austin is like no other place in the Lone Star State. Home to North America's largest population of Mexican free-tailed bats, a booming tech industry, and more than 20,000 millionaires, according to the Austin Business Journal, Austin's urban legends are as wild, colorful and diverse as the wildflowers blooming along Lady Bird Lake. The following are just a few of the more entertaining Austin mythbusters: