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Atlanta is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia, and is located in the Piedmont region of the Southeastern United States.

• Atlanta is the birthplace of Coca-Cola, founded in 1886 by pharmacist John Pemberton.

• The Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park is located in Atlanta and includes his birthplace, the Ebenezer Baptist Church, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change.

• The Atlanta Cyclone, a wooden roller coaster, was built in 1895 at the Ponce de Leon amusement park and was one of the first roller coasters in the United States.

• The Olympic Games were held in Atlanta in 1996, and the city also hosted the 1990 Goodwill Games.

• The busiest airport in the world, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, is located in Atlanta and serves over 107 million passengers annually.

• The Atlanta BeltLine, a former railway corridor, is being converted into a multi-use trail and park system, and when completed will be over 33 miles long.

• The World of Coca-Cola is a museum located in Atlanta that showcases the history of the iconic beverage brand.

• The CDC is headquartered in Atlanta and is a leading national center for disease prevention and control.

• Atlanta is home to the highest percentage of African American residents of any major city in the United States.

• The first chain of restaurants, The Varsity, was founded in Atlanta in 1928 and is still in operation today.

• The Georgia Aquarium is the largest aquarium in the world by volume, covering 120,000 square feet and holding over 10 million gallons of water.

• The Center for Puppetry Arts, located in Atlanta, is the largest and oldest puppet museum in the United States.

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