The word mascot comes from an opera called La Mascotte that was performed in France in 1880. The lead opera singer was so well-received that jewellers created a bracelet charm of the adored singer ...

The Olympic Games didn't have any official mascots at the beginning. They started over 50 years ago. There have been animals, mythical creatures and even a cyclops! Waldi, a daschshund or wiener ...

His designer had just one night to prepare a plan for submission. The official mascot for the second Winter Olympics was a snowman that wore a Tyrolean hat from the Innsbruck region of Austria. Lake ...