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Old 09-28-2000, 03:28 PM
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My wife noticed that the Australian atheletes in the Olympics are all wearing yellow-and-green themed uniforms. Why is this? Their flag is mostly blue with white stars and red in the "Union Jack" area. Did they pick the Olympic rings' colors minus their flag's colors?
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