Olympics
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55% bluf’d Michael Phelps has two webbed toes. -
73% bluf’d The first place winner in Olympic sports gets a medal made of silver. -
30% bluf’d An octopus can camouflage itself by changing the color and texture of its skin. -
31% bluf’d Tug of War was once an Olympic sport. -
54% bluf’d Olympic athlete Paavo Nurmi, the "Flying Finn," won more skiing medals than anyone else in the 20th Century. -
29% bluf’d At one point in Olympic history, the loincloth was abandoned, and the Olympic athletes competed naked. -
40% bluf’d Jesse Owens, the winner of 4 Olympic gold medals in track, was never invited to the White House or sent a congratulatory letter. -
53% bluf’d The World Cup is the second most widely viewed sporting event in the world, second only to the Olympic Games. -
36% bluf’d The Olympic motto is "Citius, Altius, Fortius," a Latin expression meaning sports, environment, and culture. -
42% bluf’d Lance Armstrong took first place in the road race competition at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. -
65% bluf’d The first Olympic games consisted of only running, chariot racing, and wrestling. -
21% bluf’d During the ancient Olympic games in Greece, women were forbidden to compete. -
56% bluf’d To increase their country's medal count in the 1936 Olympics, Germany coerced a male track star to compete as a woman in the high jump event. He won the gold. -
61% bluf’d Swimmer Michael Phelps won 18 Olympic gold medals. -
36% bluf’d Power boating is a sport in the Summer Olympics Games. -
34% bluf’d With the revival of the Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, women were allowed to compete for the first time. -
36% bluf’d In 2012, London will become the first city to officially host the modern Olympic Games three times. -
55% bluf’d The Olympic rings, which consist of five interlocking rings, represent the five Olympic ideals. -
38% bluf’d Tug of war was a sport in the Summer Olympic Games. -
49% bluf’d Lacrosse is the most popular team sport to never be played in the Olympics. -
50% bluf’d Until 1924, figure skating and ice hockey were featured as part of the Summer Olympic Games. -
32% bluf’d In order for a sport to be included in the Olympics it must be practiced in every country in the world. -
27% bluf’d Tug of War was previously an official sport at the Olympic Games. -
49% bluf’d The butterfly stroke first became an Olympic event in 1982. -
44% bluf’d Curling is the only sports at the Winter Olympics to have originated in North America.
