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posted by [personal profile] puszysty at 03:53pm on 10/08/2008 under
Did you know?

In 1928, the women were so tired that the end of the 800m that women's track events were kept to 200m or less until the 60s.
Ghandi was a reporter for the 1932 Olympics.
In 1900, the olympic shooters shot live pigeons.
Also in 1900, the final of the water polo tourney saw Britain limiting the number of goals to avoid humiliating their opponent.
Coke has been an olympic sponsor since 1928.
General George S Patton competed in the Olympics as a pentathlete.
Detroit had bids for the games more than 5 times, but has obviously never hosted them.
The olympics were first broadcast on tv in 1936.
The most medals won by a single athelete is 18.
The first bust for doping was a Swedish athlete who tested positive...for beer.
South Korea's womens archery team has never lost the group event.
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