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Quebec municipality Saint-Louis-du-Ha!Ha! gets Guinness World Record nod

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A small community in Quebec has entered the Guinness World Records – with not one but two exclamation points.

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The municipality of Saint-Louis-du-Ha!-Ha!, located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, will find itself on page 161 of the 2018 edition of the book of records.

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It is being recognized as the only community in the world with two exclamation points in its name.

Mayor Sonia Larrivée says she found out about the distinction for the town of about 1,400 when she opened up her computer earlier this week.

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According to the province’s toponymy commission, the “haha” part of the name is an archaic French word for an unexpected obstacle, or abruptly ending path and may refer to nearby Lake Temiscouata.

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A spokeswoman for Guinness says in an email that it’s the first time the Quebec town has appeared in the book.

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