Olympics - Origin of the torch ceremony

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Hitler, hated by many, respected by some for certain actions the blasted guy did in his life, who would have guessed the torch lighting event was started by him and his followers?

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/olympics-- ... lame-.html

Yet while the torch relay began once again at the historic site of Olympia on May 10 and is an integral part of any Games, its modern incarnation comes laced with sinister undertones that can be traced back to Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party and the controversial 1936 Olympics in Berlin.

Many of those witnessing the final journey of the flame July 27 will have little idea that its origins do not lie in ancient Greece, and was instead formulated as a major part of the Nazis' plot to shift international opinion in their favor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Flame

So the man united the germans, started a lasting trend, and united the world against him. He's a genius.