I Say, Nicely Done, Old Chap

摘要

So, everyone knows that the Olympic Games first were conceived in Greece, right? Well, in fact, the modern International Games have their roots not in Athens, but rather in the small market town of Much Wenlock in Shropshire, England, hi 1850, the town's local doctor, philanthropist William Penny Brookes, established the Wenlock Olympian Games to "promote the moral, physical, and intellectual improvement of the inhabitants of the town and neighborhood of Wenlock by encouragement of outdoor recreation."