2. In 1908 Russia Was 12 Days Late For The Olympics Because They Were Using The Wrong Calendar
Yes, what you just actually read is true but obviously a very easy mistake to make when the world switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar and you didn't get the memo back in 1908. Finally, in 1917 after the Russian Revolution they switched to the Gregorian calendar also to well...help catch up with the rest of the world.
