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TIL Almaty, Kazakhstan was the close runner up for hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics. It was beaten out by only 4 votes(44 to 40).

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J1jvV TIL The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, also known as the Seven Wonders of the World or simply the Seven Wonders, is a list of seven notable structures present during classical antiquity. The first known list of seven wonders dates back to the 2nd–1st century BC.
D1lyv TIL Isaac Asimov wrote 500 books. His first novel was published in 1950, and he died in 1992. This means he wrote aprox 1 book per month for 42 straight years.
awj49 TIL that youngest siblings are usually the favorite child
4XeA6 TIL that the creators/directors/writers for Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Parks and Rec, Rick and Morty, Bob’s Burgers, Silicon Valley, Modern Family, The Good Place, and American Dad all got their big breaks on King of the Hill
W7NmB TIL that Carly Simon is the daughter of the Simon in Simon & Schuster