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TIL Iceland has never won a Winter Olympic medal

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b96J4 Whatever you do, don’t press that button. It’s a trope that’s spanned pop culture for generations—and the real world, too. But where did this Big Red Button come from? And why does sick curiosity compel us to mash it down?
YkOG TIL Playboy refused to print Richard Thompson’s list of best songs of the millennium because he took the task literally and chose songs dating back to 1068
xV9Lo TIL that Paris holds an annual contest to find the city’s best baguette. Around 200 bakers each submit two baguettes (must be eligible) to be graded on quality, look, smell, taste, and crunch. The winner wins €4000 and a contract to supply the French president fresh baguettes every day for 1 year.
NXbm6 TIL it is virtually impossible to die from sinking to the bottom and suffocating if you get trapped in quicksand
ejd6 TIL IMAX projectionists have to wear protective body armor while handling or changing the projectors lamp