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TIL Japan’s cyber-security minister during the Olympics had ‘never used a computer’

by whatilearned August 23, 2022, 6:43 pm

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TIL Sam Raimi cast the winner of a “spider Olympics” as the spider that bit Tobey Maguire in the 2001 Spider Man movie

by whatilearned August 21, 2022, 12:26 am

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What would be funny if it was included in the olympics?

by QuestionGuy August 7, 2022, 9:43 pm

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TIL that the Spanish basketball team that won the 2000 special olympics were faking their disability

by whatilearned August 5, 2022, 7:55 am

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TIL that Nike created a pair of shoes that were so advanced, they were banned from the Olympics because they were considered as technological doping.The Alphaflys, or “the shoe that broke running”, as sports scientist Dr Ross Tuckercalled them, contain tech designed to deliver greater energy return

by whatilearned August 4, 2022, 1:34 pm

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TIL that the winner of the marathon at the 1904 Summer Olympics, Fred Lorz, was later disqualified as he had hitched a ride in a car for part of the race

by whatilearned July 5, 2022, 7:20 pm

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why do americans always win the shooting competitions at the olympics?

by cringeyjokesman June 23, 2022, 12:13 pm

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TIL that because the number eight in Cantonese means “fortune”, or “to prosper”, the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing began on 8/8/08 at 8 minutes and 8 seconds past 8 pm local time (UTC+08).

by whatilearned June 23, 2022, 5:29 am

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TIL that Michael Phelps first competed in the Olympics in 2000 when he was just 15 years old, making him the youngest male to qualify for a US Olympic swim team in 68 years.

by whatilearned June 22, 2022, 6:16 pm

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TIL that sled dog racing has been part of the Winter Olympics three times, as demonstration sport, but it have never been made an official event

by whatilearned June 8, 2022, 10:50 pm

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TIL that during the 1896 Olympics, nobody knew how to throw a discus because it was the first international discus competition ever. Greek competitors tried to imitate Myron’s ancient greek discobolus statue, but the imitation was not required.

by whatilearned June 7, 2022, 11:15 pm

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Why is Mexico so bad at the Olympics?

by cringeyjokesman May 29, 2022, 9:25 pm

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