St. Louis
About St. Louis
St. Louis is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while its metropolitan area, which extends into Illinois, had an estimated population of over 2.8 million. It is the largest metropolitan area in Missouri and the second-largest in Illinois. The city's combined statistical area is the 20th-largest in the United States.
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The ice cream cone was invented at the 1904 World's Fair in St Louis.
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More facts about St. Louis
The 1904 St Louis Olympics had an event called the plunge for distance, where you dived in, weren't allowed to move or swim, and were timed for how far you glided.
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At the 1904 St Louis Olympics, the marathon runner who finished ninth had been chased a mile off course by dogs.
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