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Silhouette of hand holding sport torch behind the rings of an Olympic flag, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; February 3, 2015.
The Olympics Quiz
Cricket bat and ball. cricket sport of cricket.Homepage blog 2011, arts and entertainment, history and society, sports and games athletics
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Gertrude Ederle or Gertrude Caroline Ederle, press photo. First woman to swim the English Channel. One of the best-known American sports personages of the 1920s.
8 Incredible Swimming Feats
Men's Giant Slalom Italy's Alberto Tomba on the way to retaining his gold medal at Val d'Isere France 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics
The Origin of the Winter Olympics
young man playing tennis
Olympics: Racket Sports
DECEMBER 2: An unidentified competitor jumps with his horse at the OTP Equitation World Cup, December 2, 2011 in Budapest, Hungary
Olympics: Equestrian
Logo of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games with kinds of sport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 to August 21, 2016, printed on paper.
Rio Recap
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Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.
Why Is the Mona Lisa So Famous?
Black widow spider
9 of the World’s Deadliest Spiders
Demystified - Do Lemmings Really Commit Mass Suicide? illustration
Do Lemmings Really Commit Mass Suicide?
Shoebill. A Shoebill Stork (Balaeniceps rex), aka 'Whalehead' standing in shallow marsh. Resides in tropical East Africa. A very large bird related to the storks. It derives its name from its massive shoe-shaped bill.
Funky Feathers: 10 Bizarre Birds
The Lost Colony of Roanoke, North Carolina, where 115 people mysteriously disappeared c. 1590. John White discovers the word Croatoan carved onto a tree upon his return to the deserted Roanoke Colony in 1590
The Lost Colony of Roanoke
International currencies, money, various banknotes, currency
A Brief (and Fascinating) History of Money
Panoramic view of moai, Ahu Tongariki, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile
8 of the World’s Most-Remote Islands

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Born February 10, 1964 • Guelph • Canada
Died November 13, 1989 (aged 25) • Montreal • Canada
Awards And Honors Olympic Games

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Pablo Morales
American swimmer
Thorpe, Ian
Ian Thorpe
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Tracy Caulkins
Tracy Caulkins
American swimmer
Krisztina Egerszegi
Krisztina Egerszegi
Hungarian swimmer
Vladimir Salnikov delivering a gold-medal-winning performance in the 1,500-metre swimming event at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow
Vladimir Salnikov
Russian athlete
Michael Gross competing at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles
Michael Gross
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Hodgson, George
George Hodgson
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Daley Thompson executing his long jump en route to successfully defending his Olympic decathlon title at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Daley Thompson
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Katie Ledecky
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Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps
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Ryan Lochte
Ryan Lochte
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Missy Franklin
Missy Franklin
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Trickett, Libby
Libby Trickett
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Inge de Bruijn after winning the 100-metre butterfly at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Inge de Bruijn
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Arne Borg
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Murray Rose
Murray Rose
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Olympic gold-medal winner Ethelda Bleibtrey
Ethelda Bleibtrey
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Shane Gould
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