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The Strange World of Sports Mascots Posted by on Sep 27, 2018

By now, no matter where you are from, you have certainly seen a sports mascot. These animals, or not-quite-real creatures who appear on the sidelines of many sporting events to excite the crowd and make us laugh, have been around for over a century. The Olympics have had mascots for 50 years. But, where did…

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The Ancient Olympics and the Modern Olympics Posted by on Aug 10, 2012

The modern Olympic Games that we enjoy today have very old roots.  The first Olympic games, what we now call the Ancient Olympic Games were first played around 776 BC.  These games were a series of competitions held between people from several city-states (small kingdoms or countries) in Greece. The ancient games were also…

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