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foobarqux on Jan 19, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Mega has launched

The Olympic motto, which is virtually identical, pre-dates Daft Punk.

kami8845 on Jan 19, 2013 [–]

You know, you could've just told us instead of making us look it up :)

>The Olympic motto is "Citius, Altius, Fortius." These three Latin words mean "Swifter, Higher, Stronger."

foobarqux on Jan 20, 2013 | [–]

Sorry, I should have thought to state it. But I have usually seen it translated as "Faster, Higher, Stronger"

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