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15 Weird And Wonderful Facts About The Olympics

There’s only days to go before the Olympic Games begin in Rio.

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With the 2016 Rio Olympics starting Friday, we wanted to brush up on our knowledge of The Games. Thanks to MorphSuits, we got to learn about some odd facts and figures, as well.

Before you settle back to enjoy sixteen days of world class sport, with over 10,500 athletes from 206 teams competing, take a lighthearted look at some of the stranger trivia surrounding the world’s greatest sporting extravaganza with the Infographic below.

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