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Cyclists in the Tour de France sharing a smoke, France, 1920 (media.piefed.social)

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[–] cabillaud@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 child)

Pierre de Coubertin invented modern Olympic Games, that's why Paris was 2nd on the list.

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago

But even if he hadn't, Paris would've been a reasonable choice. St. Louis, not so much.

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