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DavoTB t1_jdwe1j6 wrote

Reply to comment by AliasNefertiti in TIL on 1924, for the Olympic Games, BRitish athlete Eric Liddell refused to run the 100 metres since it was set on Sunday, instead choosing to run the 400 metres by Johannes_P

The soundtrack album by Vangelis was a significant hit worldwide, with the album on the UK charts for almost two years. In the US, it reached number one for four weeks, and the single, called “Chariots of Fire—Titles,” reached #1 for one week in May, 1982, after more than four months on the charts.

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