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
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20 Facts About the “Miracle on Ice”
(via Mental Floss) On February 22, 1980, a hockey team comprised of American college players defeated a dominant Soviet Union
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Why Do Olympians Bite Their Medals?
(via Mental Floss) Watch the Olympics and you might notice a number of medalists gnawing on their gold or silver
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A Definitive Ranking of Every Olympic Mascot
(via The Ringer) A white tiger named Soohorang is the official mascot of the 2018 Winter Olympic games and the
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Two Sisters, Two Flags
(via Great Big Story) As sisters, Hannah and Marissa Brandt share a lot, including a passion for ice hockey. They
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25 Coolest Moments in Olympic Opening Ceremony History
(via Mental Floss) The 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea kick off today. To celebrate, we’re looking back on the
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Tricky ways athletes have cheated in the Olympics
(via Grunge) Making it to the Olympics means you’re almost superhuman. You’ve gotten your body and mind into perfect shape,
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Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal – 81 years ago today
(via History) At the 1936 Berlin Olympics, African American track star Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal of the
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The 2020 Olympic Medals Will Be Made of Recycled Phones
(via Popular Mechanics) The Tokyo 2020 Games will appeal to the Japanese public to donate enough metal to fulfill demand
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Sweden Has Won The Annual Santa Olympics
(via Atlas Obscura) The Santa Winter Games, in Gellivare, Sweden, also known as the Santa World Cup and the Santa
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The Forgotten Tale of How America Converted Its 1980 Olympic Village Into a Prison
(via Atlas Obscura) For two weeks in the winter of 1980, a small town in upstate New York had an
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10 Sports Cut From The Olympics
(via mental_floss) More than a century after being cut from the official roster, golf has returned to the Summer Olympics
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