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2012 Summer OlympicsControversy!Tabloid FodderWeird But True

US Customs Held Olympic Hero Mo Farah And Thought He Was A Terrorist Because He’s From Somalia

U.S. Customs held Great Britain’s Olympic hero Mo Farah when all he was trying to do was go home. It was awkward, and it wasn’t the first time he’s had trouble with them. Details, after the jump.


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NBC Will Live Stream The Olympic Closing Ceremonies, Which Means You’re Not Dumb Anymore

Remember NBC’s half-assed explanation for tape-delaying the Olympics’ most anticipated events and completely ignoring the opening ceremonies in real time, refusing to even stream it live online? Fun memories, after the jump.


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This Fantastic Olympic Rally Will Make You Ashamed Of Your Table Tennis Skills (UPDATE: Video Removed)

One of Tuesday’s Olympic women’s table tennis semifinal matches brought us an insane, seemingly-endless rally. The video, after the jump.


2012 Summer OlympicsTabloid FodderWeird But True

Acclaimed Grill-Creating Rapper Paul Wall Designed Ryan Lochte’s Mouth Jewelry

Ryan Lochte has been very noticeable in the Olympics because of his performance in the pool, but he’s also getting attention for something he’s been wearing… and now we know who’s responsible for it.


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Maria Sharapova Nails Novak Djokovic In The Crotch With A Tennis Ball. You’re Welcome.

So in some weird moment where Maria Sharapova told Novak Djokovic she could knock a can off of his head by hitting a tennis ball, to what should be to no one’s surprise, she subsequently hit him straight in the crotch. Video after the jump.


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This Michelle Jenneke Dance Parody Will Power You Through Your Day (Slightly NSFW)

Michelle Jenneke didn’t qualify for the Olympics, so new video of her shaking her groove thing during her pre-race warmup will have to wait until she’s back on the track. Until then, though, there are videos like the one you’ll see after the jump.


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Spotted: Shirtless Kobe Bryant Not Paying Attention To The Two Girls Next To Him

Before the USA men’s basketball team arrived in London, it stopped in Barcelona to play its two final exhibitions before the Olympics officially opened. Welp, in between beating Argentina and Spain, it appears Kobe Bryant found some time to party. TMZ brought us these two photos of Kobe, without a shirt, just livin’ life. It’s alright, don’t worry, there was a completely logical explanation


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Watch The Opening Ceremony From A Performer’s Hidden Camera And Feel Like You Were There

The Opening Ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics was fantastic. And fortunately for us, one of the onstage performers decided to build a hidden camera into her costume and post the footage to YouTube for all to see. The video, after the jump.


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Olympics Condom Purveyor Of Note Durex Gets Even More Into The Olympic Spirit

The express condom provider for Olympic athletes (or at least the one claiming to be handing all of them raincoats) took advantage of its Olympic involvement with a hilarious billboard in London. Larger view after the jump.


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OK, Fine, Here’s The U.S. Swim Team Doing “Call Me Maybe,” Because Apparently People Are Still Watching These Videos

Yeah, “Call Me Maybe” parody videos are old hat (and were old hat already almost two months ago when the Dolphins cheerleaders did theirs), so our first instinct was to react to the video below by saying, “Too late.” But apparently this thing is sort of blowing up the internet, so what do we know? [Reddit]


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