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 *Boot Buckles Can Lose a Ski Race*

Exposed buckles on a downhill skier’s boots can slow race times by .3 seconds in a one-minute descent.
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 *Field Events on Other Planets*


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 *Group Exercise & Pain Threshold*

Your pain threshold can be twice as high when exercising in a group versus exercising solo.
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 *Stomach Cramps and Swimming*

Eating a meal before swimming should not result in stomach cramps.

 *Ian Thorpe - Bow Wave Rider*

A study on swimmer Ian Thorpe found that he swims so fast he generates and rides his own bow waves.

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 *Which Stroke Uses the Most Energy?*

The breaststroke, not the butterfly, uses the most calories of all the swimming strokes.
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 *Why BBall Players are Cagers*

How basketball players came to be called cagers.
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 *Why Are You Curly*

The curliness of your hair depends on the shape of your hair shafts.

 *Hole-in-One Vs. Perfect Bowling*

It is 10 times more difficult to shoot a perfect bowling game than to shoot a hole-in-one.

 *The Fastest Swimmer*

The fastest human swimmer is 63 miles per hour slower than the fastest fish.
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 *What Are Goosebumps?*

Goosebumps are only useful if you have fur.

 *Tips for Training in Smog*

Some tips for training and competing when air pollution levels are high.

 *Tiger Misses Too*

Tiger Woods is far from perfect when he uses his driver!

 *The True Origins Of The Marathon*

If it was based on Philippides? actual run, the distance of the marathon running race would be about 300 miles.

 *The Number-6 Foot-Circle Trick*

You can?'t circle your right foot clockwise while drawing a number six with your right hand.