Cool Facts! - Olympic Games
- Athletes were often naked in the Olympics held in Ancient Greece, as a tribute to the Gods.
- Winners often bite their medal during the awards ceremony, as a nod to early merchants who used to bite the gold to check its authenticity. The ones with lead used to leave teeth marks.
- Olympic Gold medals are actually just gold plated silver, and the last pure gold medals were awarded in 1904.
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Ancient Olympic Games
In the 8th century B.C., the first Olympic Games took place in Olympia, Greece. They were held every four years for 12 centuries and lasted five or six months. The athletes competed naked.
But in the 4th century A.D, Emperor Theodosius I banned all pagan festivals, and the Olympics came to...
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