# Olympic Torch Ceremony: Invented by Nazis! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 4, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-torch-ceremony-invented-by-nazis/386708 "2007-01-04T17:30:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-torch-ceremony-invented-by-nazis/386708/1 "2007-01-04T17:30:54Z")
> **[Olympia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympia_%28film%29)** > > Olympia may refer to: Apparenlty, the Olympic torch run thing got its start in the 1936 olympics in Berlin. Just a mundane pointless bit of stuff I musted share. -FrL- ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2007, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-torch-ceremony-invented-by-nazis/386708/2 "2007-01-04T22:39:45Z")
Other things invented by Nazis, more or less: Volkswagen: Literally “people’s car,” commisioned by Hitler himself. Interstate Highway System: based on the Reichs Autobahn. Fanta®: created as a replacement for Coca-Cola during World War II, as ingredients could not be shipped to Nazi Germany. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2007, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-torch-ceremony-invented-by-nazis/386708/3 "2007-01-04T23:00:33Z")
[QUOTE=mobo85] Fanta®: created as a replacement for Coca-Cola during World War II, as ingredients could not be shipped to Nazi Germany. [/QUOTE] I always knew there was something sinister about those evil dancing Fanta girls.