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The Akron Airdock is rumored to be so large that it rains inside.

The legend gained popularity after a 1930 ‘Ripley’s Believe It or Not!’ cartoon.

The airdock, now leased to LTA Research, is not open to the public.

We’ve all heard the legend: The Akron Airdock is so large that clouds form inside the hangar and it sometimes rains.

Is it true?

The story, which has circulated for 95 years, owes its enduring popularity to a famous American cartoonist.

Robert L. Ripley visited Akron in February 1930 to gather material for his syndicated comic strip “Believe It or Not!” Before arriving, he asked the Beacon Journal to sponsor a contest in which readers submitted amazing ideas for the panel cartoon.

Thousands of entries flooded the newspaper. Local judges narrowed

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