It wasn’t the New York City sewers, where the Turtles mutated from regular reptiles into a crime-fighting quartet who battled foes with nunchucks, snark and pizza. Rather, it was a small city near the New Hampshire coast.


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Originally Published: <time datetime="2024-09-07 15:37:56">September 7, 2024 at 3:37 p.m.</time>

It wasn’t the New York City sewers, where the Turtles mutated from regular reptiles into a crime-fighting quartet who battled foes with nunchucks, snark and pizza. Rather, it was a small city near …{ai:summary}<p>The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, known for their origin in New York City's sewers, actually originated in a small coastal city in New Hampshire. This new detail highlights a different backdrop for their iconic story. </p><p>#culture</p>

Dover, New Hampshire, celebrates being the birthplace of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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