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Spaghetti singularity

What do you call one spaghetti noodle? A spaghetto. Yes, really.

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Paris Olympic History

At the 1924 Paris Olympics, DeHart Hubbard won the first individual men’s gold medal by an African-American. He competed in the long jump.

First Olympics

The first Olympics (776 BC) featured just a single event — a 192-meter sprint.

Humility?

“After I’m dead, I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.” Cato, 234 – 149 B.C.

April Fish

April Fools Day likely originated in France. Prank victims are called Poisson d’Avril (April Fish) as fish are gullible and easily caught in the spring.

Dodge This

The LA (formerly Brooklyn) Dodgers got their unusual name from the network of trolley cars in the area during the late 19th century. The nickname “Trolley Dodgers” stuck.