7 Athletes Who Had Their Olympic Medals Revoked
(via mental_floss) While winning a medal is the ultimate goal of any athlete competing during the Olympic Games, sometimes their
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Behind The Mask of the World’s Coolest Fencer
(via Great Big Story) Miles Chamley-Watson is a two-time Olympian, world champion fencer and an occasional model. He says he’s
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Which Country Has the Most Olympic Medals—and Whose Are Worth the Most?
(via mental_floss) Ahead of the opening ceremony for 2016 Rio Olympics on August 5, how do the gold, silver, and
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How Tennis Balls are Made
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What Happens if the Olympic Torch Accidentally Goes Out?
(via How Stuff Works) The passing of the Olympic flame from its birthplace in Greece to wherever the games are
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How a Dirty Old Waffle Iron Became Nike’s Holy Grail
(via Popular Mechanics) The old waffle iron is brown with rust and broken into pieces. Yet there it sits in
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The first Tour de France was invented to boost the sale of a sports newspaper
(via Vintage News) A new newspaper L’Auto-Vélo was founded in 1900. After being forced to change the name of the
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What It’s Like to Eat Hot Dogs for Sport
(via Great Big Story) On July 4, 2016, Joey “Jaws” Chestnut regained the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating title by downing
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22 Things You Might Not Know About the Stanley Cup
(via mental_floss) The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the San Jose Sharks to with the 2016 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs Sunday night.
Read moreSkyjumpers – The Ski Jumps of Lake Placid
(via Victory Journal) In the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York, there are two massive ski jumps. They were built
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10 Amusingly Bizarre Tales From The First Modern Olympics
The Olympics: billion-dollar spectacles, professional athletes competing at their absolute physical peak, and a whole world coming together to watch.
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