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<p>Watch out, <a href="https://commonplacefacts.com/tag/Avengers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Avengers</a>. Move over, <a href="https://commonplacefacts.com/tag/justice-league/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Justice League</a>. Make way for the latest jaw-dropping alliance of awesomeness. Meet the founding members of this real-life collection of dazzlement: Dull, Boring, and Bland.</p>



<p>Dull, a tiny <a href="https://commonplacefacts.com/tag/Scotland/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Scottish</a> Highlands hamlet in Perth and Kinross, has a population of around 84. Since 2012 it has enjoyed a sister city relationship with Boring, Oregon, USA, a community of about 7,800 people.</p>



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<p>Desiring to add to their <span style="text-decoration:line-through;">yawn-inducing</span> spectacular team, in 2013 the two communities teamed up with Bland Shire in New South Wales, <a href="https://commonplacefacts.com/tag/Australia/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Australia</a>. With a population of less than 6,000, Bland is the geographic juggernaut of the trio, covering an area in excess of 8,500 square kilometers.</p>



<p>The three municipalities call themselves the League of Extraordinary Communities. The alliance is designed to draw attention to their respective homes and promote their public image.</p>



<p>Dennis Melloy, provost of the Perth and Kinross region that’s home to Dull, said the alliance could expand. He says “we’ve found Ordinary and Dreary, both in America, and I think they could soon be part of it all.”</p>
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