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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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TIL at the 1908 Olympics, Great Britain won 4 medals in a single event of Hockey. Great Britain defeated Great Britain to win the gold medal, leaving the later with a silver medal. The Bronze was won by two teams, Great Britain and Great Britain.

by whatilearned May 27, 2022, 6:40 pm

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TIL about Babe Didrikson, who was an accomplished track and field, basketball, baseball and softball star. Babe also competed in the 1932 Olympics and won 7 LPGA major tournaments. In her final years, Babe played and won LPGA tournaments while battling colon cancer and wearing a colostomy bag.

by whatilearned May 22, 2022, 1:55 pm

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TIL Ted Turner created his own alternative to the Olympics, the Goodwill Games, and Turner believed international sporting competitions would prevent future wars. The Games lasted from 1986 to 2001 and featured the first major international beach volleyball event.

by whatilearned May 20, 2022, 11:07 am

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TIL that future general George Patton represented the US in the first modern pentathlon event at the Stockholm Olympics

by whatilearned May 11, 2022, 12:09 pm

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TIL In 6th century BC, at the ancient Olympics, Bybon lifted a 316 lb. (143k) stone over his head with one hand. The feat was inscribed on the stone itself.

by whatilearned April 28, 2022, 5:40 pm

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TIL that German gymnast Fritz Hofmann was excluded from participating in German competitions by the German Gymnastics Association for participating in the 1896 Olympics.

by whatilearned April 23, 2022, 9:29 am

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