From the Archive: Some missed history of the Olympics

A few facts you might not know.

With less than two weeks to the start of the Olympics, I thought it was a good time to share a few interesting historical tidbits on how we got here.

BTW, I’ll be landing in Paris shortly after the Opening Ceremony in two weeks and will be doing daily podcasts, newsletters, and social coverage with Feisty.

Now, most of today’s tidbits come from speaking …