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Olympics

Different varieties of kimchi at the museum.

Seoul, South Korea

Museum Kimchikan

Tracking the 1,500-year history of Korea's star cabbage.

View Downwards from Observation Deck

Tallinn, Estonia

Tallinn Teletorn (TV Tower)

This dizzying tower was built to better broadcast the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

Olympic champion Jesse Owens

Cleveland, Ohio

Jesse Owens Statue

A bronze monument to Cleveland's favorite, fastest son.

"Iten: Home of Champions."

Iten: Home of Champions

The Kenyan town where the best distance runners in the world are trained.

Olympic Black Power statue

San Jose, California

Olympic Black Power Statue

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

The statue in London for the Olympic games.

Prague, Czechia

London Booster

A bus with a butt and biceps to put Olympic athletes to shame.

The World's Deepest Rail Station Will Be Built Underneath the Great Wall of China

They don't want Olympic visitors to miss their national treasure.

Eric Grundhauser September 30, 2016

The Dangerous Origins of the Pentathlon, the Only Sport Created for the Olympics

The modern pentathlon has a brutal history.

Erik Shilling August 18, 2016

The Olympic Committee Spent Years Concern-Trolling Women About 'Wandering Wombs'

But the women's-only Olympics of 1922 disproved doctors, doubters, and the IOC.

Natalie Zarrelli August 17, 2016

The Forgotten Tale of How America Converted Its 1980 Olympic Village Into a Prison

Budget approval for a small New York town to host the games came with one very large caveat.

Brianna Nofil August 16, 2016

Watch a Groovy Synchronized Swimming Routine From the 1960s

Complete with pineapple-esque swim caps.

Atlas Obscura August 12, 2016

Simone Biles, mid-move, during the August 9th team competition.

From the Biles To the Wolf Jump, This Cheat Sheet Will Help You Talk Gymnastics

Here are the complicated moves you may (or may not) see during the finals.

Cara Giaimo August 11, 2016

The Long History Behind Fencers' Hit-Detecting Electrified Gear

It dates to at least 1896.

Erik Shilling August 11, 2016

When Ancient Greece Banned Women From Olympics, They Started Their Own

Sadly, historians lack good documentation on the badass Heraean Games.

Lauren Young August 10, 2016

The First American Woman to Win an Olympic Championship Didn't Even Know It

Margaret Abbott spent her entire life unaware that she had won the top golf prize at the 1900 games.

Tao Tao Holmes August 10, 2016

The Olympic Diving Pool Turned Green For Some Reason

Maybe it wanted attention.

Cara Giaimo August 10, 2016

A Visual History of the Human Pyramid

A balancing act through the ages.

Anika Burgess August 10, 2016

Watch Women Face Off in an Intense 1927 Tug of War Competition

The one-time Olympic sport can get very fierce.

Lauren Young August 9, 2016