Somebody was able to “hack” Google Maps with a place called “Where is my Money Melvin?” and as geolocation US/North Pacific Ocean check https://www.google.com/maps/place/WHERE+IS+MY+MONEY+MELVIN%3F/@39.85767,-162.6172797,3z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x888c2a8973e0c9a3:0x59fb6401cc19cd03!8m2!3d45.5974809!4d-127.2696988 Wondering how they did that...
And a family therapist in London is listed in Google Maps with "Where Did It All Go Wrong" :) https://www.google.com/maps/place/Where+Did+It+All+Go+Wrong/@51.51705,-0.1595356,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x48761acc8e9be2fb:0xb3aaf8674dfb411!8m2!3d51.5170467!4d-0.1573469 (2/..)
And deep inside India, a "property administrator" created in Google Maps a place called "Why do I care" https://www.google.com/maps/place/Why+do+I+care/@13.0098888,77.4390051,11z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x3bae17ba2053b95f:0x97d04f49a3c6e16e!8m2!3d13.0098076!4d77.5790814 Please help me find more places with odd names that shouldn't be in Google Maps (that therapist DOES exist, btw) (3/..)
Meanwhile in Canada, https://www.google.com/maps/place/Is+There+Something+Bugging+You/@46.2722642,-63.122944,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x4b5e52e04cb1985d:0x57a5b0fca68d982!8m2!3d46.2722605!4d-63.1207553 somebody create in Google Maps a place called "Is There Something Bugging You (4/..)
And can't believe that there is a Women's Clothing Store in France, according to Google Maps, with the name "How do i hook up my pioneer surround sound" https://www.google.com/maps/place/How+do+i+hook+up+my+pioneer+surround+sound/@47.2780455,-2.2374641,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x480565fc8ab3ffff:0xc17959e13aa53269!8m2!3d47.2780419!4d-2.2352754 (5/....)
More Google Maps pollution. Follower @NoorNahas1 found out that in
@googlemaps somebody was able to sneak in ads
https://twitter.com/NoorNahas1/status/1239959719743115264?s=20 (6/....)
@googlemaps somebody was able to sneak in ads
https://twitter.com/NoorNahas1/status/1239959719743115264?s=20 (6/....)
More bad Google hygiene in Google Maps, thanks for the phrase @MikeH_PR. An internist just doesn’t know. chttps://www.google.com/maps/place/I+don't+know/ @29.0332647,76.581841,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x390dafac8740f509:0x57c4bfcbbe0e1204!8m2!3d29.032955!4d76.86203 (7/...)
Dreaming loud in Google Maps : "I want to work online for Google" https://www.google.com/maps/place/I+want+to+work+online+for+google/@22.7690698,86.1594589,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x39f5e5e29ca45ccf:0x7fd5a96b24d98391!8m2!3d22.7690649!4d86.1616476 #mapspollution (8/...)
This unexpected Google Maps "fake & odd places" thread continues! A very honest allergist in @NewsInTheBurg warns: I am not a doctor :) https://www.google.com/maps/place/I+am+not+a+doctor/@38.3143845,-77.4889644,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89b6c1e3cbeae8c7:0x35ada4638bf164d!8m2!3d38.3143803!4d-77.4867757 (9/...)
More pollution in Google Maps. In China, someone wants to know how you call clouds in English. Duh. You just did.
What was really meant: "How do I call Clouds Inn". In English. Whatever the intention is, this shouldn't be in Google Maps. https://www.google.com/maps/place/How+do+I+call+clouds+inn+in+English/@24.4257666,118.1264159,88m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m8!3m7!1s0x34149cb9a96bc25f:0xe7cef9cc7909547!5m2!4m1!1i2!8m2!3d24.4258!4d118.12664 (10/....)
What was really meant: "How do I call Clouds Inn". In English. Whatever the intention is, this shouldn't be in Google Maps. https://www.google.com/maps/place/How+do+I+call+clouds+inn+in+English/@24.4257666,118.1264159,88m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m8!3m7!1s0x34149cb9a96bc25f:0xe7cef9cc7909547!5m2!4m1!1i2!8m2!3d24.4258!4d118.12664 (10/....)
A German jogger gave his dream, getting a sixpack, a fake geolocation in Google Maps, translated from German into English "Road to Sixpack", tnx @OliverKlein #fake #googlemaps (11/....) https://www.google.com/maps/place/Weg+zum+Sixpack,+61118+Bad+Vilbel/@50.1912714,8.7487725,105m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sWeg+zum+Sixpack,+Bad+Vilbel!3m4!1s0x47bd0578d7e6ef5f:0x7f11daa9bc9c2d60!8m2!3d50.189904!4d8.7482496 (11/....)
We're not done yet with silly Google Maps entries. At 54.1307471,-4.6415867,578 , the Isle of Man, someone redacted a chicken farm into " Xxxxxxxxxx" - don't ask me why. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Xxxxxxxxxx/@54.1307471,-4.6415867,578m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x48638dd09fc02d57:0x72e2a57c0cf888ce!8m2!3d54.130744!4d-4.639398 (11/....)
This "Fake places in Google Maps" thread is never ending! Found another one. Near Algarve, at 37.037258, -8.027512, somebody has the longest siesta ever. https://www.google.com/maps/place/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz,+8135-162,+Portugal/@37.0369155,-8.026461,821m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0xd1ab34632e59a61:0xdc657d297eeba01b!8m2!3d37.0370654!4d-8.0275446 (12/...)
Silly Google Maps", part 13 - thanks for the phrase
@lindaws
No, there is no address in Poland with 123456789 as house number.. Still, Google allowed it to be there, check https://www.google.com/maps/place/Brzozowa+123456789,+97-410+Kleszczów,+Polen/@51.2608651,19.3033843,161m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x471a05517a6fa787:0x92f01760f019a1b5!8m2!3d51.2608651!4d19.3039315 (13/...)
@lindaws
No, there is no address in Poland with 123456789 as house number.. Still, Google allowed it to be there, check https://www.google.com/maps/place/Brzozowa+123456789,+97-410+Kleszczów,+Polen/@51.2608651,19.3033843,161m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x471a05517a6fa787:0x92f01760f019a1b5!8m2!3d51.2608651!4d19.3039315 (13/...)
Meanwhile, in Sweden, at 59.29415,18.0047127, somebody geolocated the origin of the Swedish alphabet #sillygooglemaps https://www.google.com/maps/place/Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzåäö/@59.29415,18.0047127,418m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x465f776bcb4eb71f:0x3e3f13a0d0bf396a!8m2!3d59.2950299!4d18.0059575 (14/...)
This camel left probably 6 years ago. The animal is frozen in time in Google Maps at 22.9913069, 53.776240 (15/....)
https://www.google.com/maps/@22.9913069,53.7762404,2a,45y,259.35h,44.19t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1saismNa3vMI1rCWk8YUMMkg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@22.9913069,53.7762404,2a,45y,259.35h,44.19t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1saismNa3vMI1rCWk8YUMMkg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656