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Tiny Rabbit Holes: The Olympic mascot is on North Carolina's state seal

A short history of a floppy red hat.

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Jeremy Markovich
Aug 11, 2024
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I’ll be honest, I haven’t paid a whole lot of attention to the official Olympic mascot, which at first glance seems to be the Western Kentucky Hilltopper in disguise. Actually, the official name is Phyrge (?). It’s pronounced “freeje” (??). And it’s supposed to be a hat (??!?).

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