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The Weird History of Olympic Shenanigans

10K views · Feb 19, 2026 · Entertainment

Comments · 46

  • @HistoryWithStakuyi · 5 months ago · pinned

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  • @Jobe00 · 5 months ago

    Heracles translates to Hera&apos;s Glory. Heracles was named in an attempt to keep Hera from giving him grief. It didn&apos;t really help much.

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  • @thomascollins3513 · 7 months ago

    The 1984 Las Angeles Games did turn a profit, which led to the IOC charging more to host cities.

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  • @IronicCliche · 7 months ago (edited)

    Hear me out: triathlon where the middle leg is a car race and the last leg is a bike race

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  • @Fluffinator129 · 7 months ago

    When History Inhiged comes to Pepperbox, will it have the Patreon segment?

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  • @WillowMoon777 · 3 months ago

    The astronomical amount of money countries dump into the Olympics would be chill if they actually ever used any of it ever again

  • @Akuseiko · 7 months ago

    Best description for Pankration- It is very... Greek.

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  • @presminifridgefruge · 2 months ago

    <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGdgG2bbqqI&amp;t=826">13:46</a> &nbsp;I literally just opened a Dr pepper 😂

  • @IsYitzach · 3 months ago

    Vice Admrial Lee held the record number of medals from the 1920 Olympics until the 80s.

  • @mariotrujillo8860 · 7 months ago

    you didn&apos;t mention Kurt Angle who won a Gold Medal in wrestling with a Broken F-ing NECK!

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  • @joeojeda4651 · 7 months ago

    I just want them to bring back dueling pistols again. It would be so cool.

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  • @cameronsnyder1246 · 7 months ago

    Pancreas was run by El Guapo Bas Rutten, pronounced Baas Rooten. Dude is a legend and I love him. Lol

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