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On January 28, 2013, the National Football Foundation broke ground on the new College Football Hall of Fame adjacent to Centennial Olympic Park — bringing one of the sport's most important institutions from South Bend, Indiana, to downtown Atlanta.
In its second year, Domecoming brought eight high school football teams to the Georgia Dome for a full day of games — with marching bands parading down Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and 15,000 fans filling downtown's biggest venue for Friday night lights on Saturday.
On August 23, 2010, Guinness World Records officially certified the Georgia Aquarium as the world's largest aquarium — a distinction it had held since opening in 2005, with more than 8 million gallons of water across its exhibits.
