Thought Chuck: March 2, 2010

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Proof of Nerd ID by Charles Cron

SPECIAL THREE-PART “BYE-BYE” WINTER OLYMPICS EDITION

Tug-of-war became an official event at the second modern Olympic Games in 1900 but was withdrawn following the 1920 Games.

The word “mogul” comes from the Austrian word “mugel,” which means “small hill” or “mound.”

The oldest man to receive a Winter Olympics medal, 83-year-old Anders Haugen, actually received his ski jump bronze medal 50 years after he competed in 1924 when a scoring error was discovered in 1974.