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Why Paris 2024 Olympic Athletes Are Sleeping on Cardboard Beds


The competitors’ bedroom furniture is simply stiff paper, along with coffee tables made from badminton shuttlecocks and ottomans made from parachute fabric. And as for durability, this gear can go the distance.

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