stoy@lemmy.zip to todayilearned@lemmy.world · 5 months agoTIL that in 1956 during the Olympic torch relay, a veterinary student staged a protest and made a fake flame by lighting a pair of underpants on fire in a can and handing it over to the next runnerweb.archive.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down12
arrow-up131arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 1956 during the Olympic torch relay, a veterinary student staged a protest and made a fake flame by lighting a pair of underpants on fire in a can and handing it over to the next runnerweb.archive.orgstoy@lemmy.zip to todayilearned@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareironhydroxidelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoA real flame, but not one ignited by the sun in Greece. (Or wherever it is started)
A real flame, but not one ignited by the sun in Greece. (Or wherever it is started)