10 Surprising Facts About Paris, the Host City of the 2024 Olympics

Paris has hosted the Olympics twice before

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The park outside the Eiffel Tower has a bloody history

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Many consider the river Seine to be the “main character” of the city

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Paris is not the city’s original name

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The city is home to 6 million preserved skeletons

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The Grand Mosque of Paris has a rich history

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The international prototype of the kilogram is located in Paris

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Some Parisians refer to non-Parisians as “ploucs”

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The Louvre is the world’s most visited museum

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The Bastille prison no longer exists

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