10 Amusingly Bizarre Tales From The First Modern Olympics

(via Listverse)  When we think of the Olympics, most of us picture billion-dollar spectacles, professional athletes competing at their absolute physical peak, and a whole world coming together to watch. That’s the Olympics now. The first modern Olympics in 1896 was an altogether different affair.  Despite being considered a success at the time, the 1896 Olympics now seems adorably amateur . . . and utterly bizarre.