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TIL 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 runner (web.archive.org)
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[โ€“] quixotic120@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

that sounds like they made a real flame

[โ€“] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

A real flame, but not one ignited by the sun in Greece. (Or wherever it is started)