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Ludicrous Events That were Once Part of the OlympicsLudicrous Events That were Once Part of the Olympics
22 Aug.
Live Pigeon Shooting This literally bloody sport was included in the Olympics only once - at the 1900 Summer Olympics. The competitor to shoot down the most birds wins....
Genius Chose the Life of a Hermit Instead of $1 MillionGenius Chose the Life of a Hermit Instead of $1 Million
20 Oct.
He achieved remarkable successes in faculty, civic and student-union-based mathematics Olympiads....
Cruellest mothers in historyCruellest mothers in history
07 Jan.
First on that list is Olympia, the mother of Alexander the Great....
Childhood and success of Alexander the GreatChildhood and success of Alexander the Great
24 Nov.
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Olympias his mother also influenced him greatly. He inherited her passionate, sensitive nature. Olympias is dealing with religious cults, especially in honor of Dionysus the god of wine and passion....
Jim Thorpe`s Story will Motivate you to Make your Dreams Come TrueJim Thorpe`s Story will Motivate you to Make your Dreams Come True
20 July
The person in the photo is Jim Thorpe - an athlete with Native American roots, who represented the US in the 1912 Olympic games....
Hera - Goddess of Marriage, Family and JealousyHera - Goddess of Marriage, Family and Jealousy
01 Oct.
Magnificent, in a long beautiful dress woven by Athena herself, she would descend from Olympus on a chariot drawn by 2 immortal horses....
Medusa the GorgonMedusa the Gorgon
26 Sept.
Poseidon, god of the sea, took a liking to Medusa but the Olympian gods became infuriated that he had become fond of a mortal....
The Legend of the Kingdom of HadesThe Legend of the Kingdom of Hades
01 Mar.
The god of the Underworld remains one of the most mystical of Olympian gods - little is known about him. According to some legends he was a just god....
How Homer Decribed the Thracians in the IlliadHow Homer Decribed the Thracians in the Illiad
06 Apr.
Homer wrote that he looked more like an Olympian God than a common mortal. Homer did not conceal his awe of the horses from Thrace....
Where Evolution Went Wrong in the Course of Human DevelopmentWhere Evolution Went Wrong in the Course of Human Development
17 Nov.
According to research by anthropologist Peter McAllister, any average human from the early days of our evolution would have been as fast as even our best Olympians today....
Pandora's BoxPandora's Box
03 May
He ordered Hephaestus - the great architect of Olympus, to mix water and land, of which to be born a beautiful girl. She should have the human power and divine voice and look....
Superstitions about Friday the 13thSuperstitions about Friday the 13th
13 Dec.
There were 12 apostles of Jesus, 12 gods of Olympus, 12 months in the year, 12 zodiac signs, 12 tribes of Israel....
The Myth of the Punishment of TantalusThe Myth of the Punishment of Tantalus
05 Apr.
He was often host to and even a guest of the Olympian gods but he would steal from the divine ambrosia in order to give it to his fellow countrymen....
Snowman and his last tripSnowman and his last trip
17 Oct.
Dixon claims in respect of the Snowman that, "Equivalence of his physique today may be the Olympic middle weight fighter”....
Facts about Muhammad Ali you May Not KnowFacts about Muhammad Ali you May Not Know
16 June
That moment on July 19, 1996, when Muhammad Ali, with his hands shaking from Parkinson's, lit the Olympic Cauldron in Atlanta, is considered to be the most highly emotional moment in the history of sports....
The Life of the Ancient GreeksThe Life of the Ancient Greeks
19 Oct.
important part of the life of the ancient Greeks was the worship of the gods, to whom the Greeks regularly inquired, because it was believed that the gods watched the lives of people and guided them from the divine mountain Olympus...
The Most Famous Millionaire-KillersThe Most Famous Millionaire-Killers
20 Mar.
Perhaps the most famous millionaire-killer on the list is John Eleuthère du Pont, who in 1996 shot and killed wrestler and Olympic gold medal winner Dave Schultz in cold blood....
The Legend of PrometheusThe Legend of Prometheus
14 Jan.
The king of the gods, Zeus, who lived in Olympus, dethroned his father Kronos and the old order of the gods, to which Prometheus belonged....
The History and Empire of Alexander the GreatThe History and Empire of Alexander the Great
28 Nov.
Origins and early years of Alexander On the sixth day of the month Hecatombeon according to the ancient Greek calendar, a son was born to the Macedonian king Philip of Macedon and his wife Olympias, whom they named Alexander...

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