I have been surprised how many people around the world are familiar with Calgary because of the Stampede. I always figured the Olympics would be our bigger claim to fame, but I found the Stampede was much more so.
I was in the middle east about 10 years ago and they were actually having a Muscat Stampede (Oman) in honor of the Calgary version (more Camels, less Bulls). Totally blew me away, wasn't expecting a Calgary connection over there.
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