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Durham, North Carolina

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Location

The Resume

    (April 10, 1869- )
    2010 Population: 228,330
    Metro is over a half-million
    County seat of Durham County
    City limits expand into Wake County
    Home of Duke University
    Part of the 'Research Triangle' along with Chapel Hill and Raleigh, North Carolina

Why Durham, North Carolina might be annoying:

    It was a leader in the tobacco industry.
    Duke's basketball team's fans are so obnoxious, NBC put one of their games on a time delay so they could be censored.
    It is often tied together with Raleigh, even though they are no longer part of the same metro area.
    It has a history of segregation, white flight and racism.
    It made national headlines and caused racial tensions when three of Duke's lacrosse team members were falsely accused of raping a black woman (2006).

Why Durham, North Carolina might not be annoying:

    Their Research Triangle Park is one of the world's largest research facilities.
    It is home to one of the most prestigious universities in the country.
    Its population tripled between 1960 and 2010.
    Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous 'Fill up the jails' speech here, where he advocated fighting segregation without violence.
    It is called the 'City of Medicine' because of its huge healthcare industry.

Credit: Diplomat


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 38 Votes: 21.05% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying