- ... that Canadian literary critic Ira Nadel considers the legend of the Olympic torch relay a total fabrication?
- ... that 1948 Olympics rowing gold medallist Bert Bushnell was involved in the evacuation of Dunkirk during the Second World War?
- ... that the Olympic Flame was transmitted by satellite from Greece to Canada in 1976?
- ... that some runners in the 1968 Summer Olympics torch relay were burned by exploding torches?
- ... that Jørgen Juve was captain of the Norwegian football team that won Olympic bronze medals in Berlin in 1936, after knocking out Germany in the quarter final?
