Where is Réunion?

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Why: On this list of Rude Place Names:

• Sugar Tit, South Carolina, United States
• Swallow, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
• Tampon, Reunion, Reunion
• The Bastard, Argyll & Bute, Scotland
• Three Cocks, Wales, United Kingdom

Answer: It's an island off the east coast of Madagascar!

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The More You Know: Réunion is an overseas département of France. It sends 5 members of parliament (députés) to the French National Assembly and 3 senators to the Senate. 800,000 people live on the island. Though the official language is French, many also speak Réunion Creole, which is derived from French, Malagasy, Hindi, Portuguese, Gujurati and Tamil.