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 Friday, August 10 Olympic Fun Fact: Czech gymnast Marie Provaznikova was the first Olympic athlete to defect during the Olympic Games. She defected during the 1948 London Olympics and sought asylum in the United States. Since 1948, at least 83 other athletes have used the Games as an opportunity to defect, primarily from the former [...]


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Friday, August 3 Olympic Fun Fact: The last year that Olympic gold medals were made out of solid gold was 1912. The current standard for a gold medal is that it must be at least 92.5% silver and plated with a minimum of 6 grams of gold. Minting the Olympic medals is the responsibility of [...]


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Friday, July 27 Opening ceremonies for the 2012 Olympic Games take place tonight. XXX Summer Olympics (NBC 8pm) London, the first city to host the Olympics three times, welcomes the world and Queen Elizabeth II officially opens the Games. Before you get excited, the “XXX” signifies the three times London has hosted, not anything interesting. [...]


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Friday, Dec 23rd SpongeBob Squarepants (Nik, 7 pm) SpongeBob receives an invitation to take part in a competition on Karate Island. Sweep the leg, Spongebob. Earth 2050: The Future of Energy (Green Planet, 7 pm) In the year 2050, with a booming population in dire need of energy, how will we adapt? We won’t. Fossil [...]


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