The first place winners at the first modern Olympics were awarded an olive branch and a silver medal. The runners-up received laurel sprigs and copper medals.

Next 5 Fascinating Facts

• Toothbrushes should be kept 6 feet away from the toilet to ...
• URanus' axis is at 97 degrees. which means that it orbits on its side. (Most of the planets spin on an ...
• The earth rotates on its axis ...
• The earth wobbles on its ...
• The shallowest sea is the sea of ...

Previous 5 Fascinating Facts

• The Oscar award got its name from an ...
• To avoid long encounters with the press, President Ronald Reagan often ...
• Avocados have the highest calories of ...
• The average person in the United States ...
• The average home size in the United States is now 2,200 square feet, up from ...