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TIL that the first Winter Olympics took place in Chamonix, France in 1924, only four nations participated in the inaugural event.

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mxn8O TIL helicopter fire fighters (Aerial firefighter) can fill their buckets from local swimming pools. This is helpful when fighting wild fire and there are no lakes nearby. Happens mostly in California.
nWEaG TIL that Pop-Tarts are not named that because they, you know, pop out of the toaster. They’re named Pop-Tarts as a pun/reference to Pop Art, because they were invented in 1964
0wRER TIL that in 2004, police discovered a fully equipped movie theatre (with seats, a large movie screen, projection equipment, and a bar) in one of the caverns of the Catacombs of Paris, and the source of this theatre remains unknown.
EXNX TIL women often go into labor during storms because of the change in barometric pressure, hence why “storm babies” happen.
LRmQ TIL a star discovered 75 light-years away is no warmer than a freshly brewed cup of coffee.