Fun Facts about the
1984 LOS ANGELES Olympics: Etta James performed "When the Saints Go
Marching In" at the Opening Ceremony-----Lionel Richie performed a
9-minute version of his hit single "All Night Long" at the
closing ceremonies----McDonald's ran a promotion entitled "When the
U.S. Wins, You Win" where customers scratched off a ticket with the
name of an Olympic event on it, and if the U.S. won that event then they
would be given a free menu item: a Big Mac for a gold medal, an order of
french fries for a silver medal, and a Coca-Cola for a bronze medal. The
promotion became a near financial disaster due to the Soviet boycott which
led to the U.S. winning far more Olympic medals than
expected----#butchhistory