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Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bids_for_the_1996_Summer_Olympics
TIL that when Atlanta was awarded the 1996 Olympics over Athens, Greek media blamed a conspiracy organized by Coca-Cola. Bottles of Coke were poured into the sewers of Athens in protest, and Coke’s Greek market share took years to recover.
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FYI it was supposed to be the Centennial (100 years anniversary) of modern Olympics which started in Greece, so they were very very passionate about this
At least in the USA has stupid people buy Nike shoes before burning them.
I still can’t believe Atlanta got to host an olympics.
Imagine wanting to host the Olympics
Well maybe if they fixed up some of those old building instead of leaving them in ruins they could host the Olympics again! /S
A tradition as old as time in the Balkan peninsula: blaming multinationals and neoliberalism.