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Things You Never Knew About The Olympics Thought you knew everything about the Olympics? Think again. Here's our pick of the 50 most interesting facts about the world's biggest sporting event. 1. Shakespeare was the first person to use the word "Olympian" in 1591, in Henry VI, with the line: "Promise them such rewards / As victors wear at the Olympian games." 2. The ancient Olympics were first referred to in Homer's Iliad, written in the 7th or 8th century BC.  3. The earliest record of the Games dates from 776 BC, when the only event was a foot race .. 4. ... and women, slaves and "impious" persons were banned from taking part in or watching the Games.  5. The "Olympic Truce" required that wars and disputes with the Hellenic world be suspended for the duration of the Games.  6. The first post-classical "Olimpick" games took place near Chipping Campden in 1612, exactly 400 years before London 2012.  7. The...

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The number of fake institutes in our country has had a steady increase.  The capital city is the culprit behind the act. Know more.  AICTE says city has highest number of illegal technical institutes Delhi has become the capital of the fake management degree business. The Capital has bagged the dubious distinction of playing host to the largest number of illegal educational institutes in the country. According to data provided by the All India Council for Technical Education ( AICTE), as many as 75 institutes in Delhi are enrolling students under technical programmes without its approval. And more than half of them offer degree or diploma programmes in management studies. Maharashtra, too, shares this dubious honour. Shockingly, both states together account for 45 per cent of all the total unapproved institutes in India. But the Capital having the same number of illegal educational institutes as the third largest state in country is definitely a bigger reason for co...