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TIL Detroit has put in the most bids to host the olympics without ever hosting them

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pYoPp TIL about the Khamar-Daban incident, when all but one of seven hikers trying to climb the Khamar-Daban mountains died with mysterious and unexplained symptoms.
J1jGQ TIL that in 2017, a 5th grade boy’s basketball team was told to remove two girls from their team, or forfeit the rest of the season. The team unanimously decided to forfeit.
P4lw TIL that Will Smith did Bad Boys and Independence Day while the Fresh Prince of Bel Air was still releasing new episodes.
vPgXj TIL in 1976, Jaime Sin was appointed a Cardinal in the Catholic Church, being formally known as "Cardinal Sin". He would greet guests to his home with "Welcome to the house of Sin".
YprDG TIL: Inspired by Formula One and Le Mans racing, Tsuyoshi Tahara developed a contest where people race around a 200-meter course on office chairs. This event has become popular over the last decade with many Grand Prix events held in different Japanese cities every year.