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April 6, 2005
Big Pineapple (Honolulu, Hawaii; San Jose, Costa Rica)

Big Pineapple (Australian icon)

Australia has "the Big Pineapple." It also has a "Big Banana" and a "Big Prawn" and a "Big Merino." It's a big country. "The Big Pineapple" is…

August 17, 2019
Big Pineapple (Honolulu, Hawaii; San Jose, Costa Rica)

Big Pineapple (Honolulu, Hawaii nickname)

Honolulu, Hawaii, is sometimes called the "Big Pineapple" because of Hawaii's role in the pineapple-growing industry. The "Big Pineapple" nickname followed the 1970s…

April 6, 2005
Big Pineapple (Honolulu, Hawaii; San Jose, Costa Rica)

Big Pineapple (San José, Costa Rica nickname)

San José, Costa Rica is sometimes called "the Big Pineapple." I was there and never heard this, but it's in some tourist literature so it's gotta be true. Wikipedia: San José,…

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