The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/GetYerHandOffMyPen15 on 2024-12-24 03:34:57.

Original Title: TIL that the 1904 Olympics were originally awarded to Chicago. But St. Louis, which was hosting the World’s Fair that year, threatened to undermine the Olympics with an even bigger sports competition. Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics, then moved the games to St. Louis.