TIL The idea of having the Olympic torch run from ancient Olympia to the host country was invented by the Nazis for the 1936 Berlin Summer Games.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_Summer_Olympics#History



Submitted February 14, 2015 at 07:44PM by Paiste402 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2vvft9/til_the_idea_of_having_the_olympic_torch_run_from/