The Most Chaotic Olympics in History and the Games that Don't Exist
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The Most Chaotic Olympics in History and the Games that Don't Exist

B2Upper-intermediateFebruary 6, 202646 min
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It's a miracle the Olympic Games continued after the absolute clusterf*ck that was its early history. From near-death marathons to shady organizers and displays of human cruelty like no other, the Olympics of the early 1900's were chaotic to say the least. When it looked like the Olympic Games would be canceled, the 1906 Olympics forever showed up to save the day, but they're just one problem... they technically don't exist. 😳 If you enjoyed this episode, then I'm sure you'll enjoy all the other episodes I have to offer!! And if you really enjoy the...

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pioneered or improved something at work and then some as-ha-free-loader swooped in and stole all the credit? I know you have. Now imagine all of that, beloved, but on a global historical scale, and you may come close to the absolute Greek tragedy that is the 1906 Athens Olympics, which technically

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don't exist. Welcome, welcome, welcome friend, I'm TK, your tour guide to the past and you are listening to For The Love Of History, the podcast where we talk about world history, women's history and weird history.

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I don't know about you, but I'm not really a sports ball kind of gal, but the second that America shows up in the Olympics. It could literally be any event. In winter or summer, my ass is immediately an expert and also the biggest cheerleader

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