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The World's Hardest Race
None of the 40 runners who attempted to finish the 100-mile Barkley Marathons in the mountains of eastern Tennessee completed the race, the first time ...
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Why a Popular Cheer Often Backfires
One of today's most popular sports cheers was first chanted in 1999 during the fourth quarter of an Army-Navy football game. The six-word cheer—I ...
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The Potential Cost of Wi-Fi: YOUR FIRSTBORN
In an experiment in London, security firm F-Secure set up on open Wi-Fi network in a busy public area. But there was a hidden, devilish catch. When people ...
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Pro Baseball Pitcher Returns $500,000
Jeremy Affeldt, a (now retired) relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, discovered a clerical error that caused him to be overpaid by half a million ...
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Famous Explorer Spent Years in Preparation
In 1911, Roald Amundsen became the first person to lead a successful expedition to the South Pole. Amundsen was also famous for his incredible commitment ...
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George Custer's Reckless Buffalo Chase
In the spring of 1867, George Custer and his regiment were on a scouting expedition on the plains of Kansas. Suddenly Custer's English greyhounds, ...
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Sexual Immorality Starts with a Battle for Our Mind
In his book Eyes of Integrity, Craig Gross contends that our battle with sexual immorality (and other sins) often begins in the mind. Then he shares the ...
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61-year-old Sheep Herder Wins the Australian Ultramarathon
In 1983, Australia hosted its ultramarathon, a 573.7 mile foot race from Sydney to Melbourne. This is a race that takes days to run, and professionals ...
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Information Alone Doesn't Change Behavior
In his book The Social Animal, David Brooks summarizes vast amounts of social science research by stating that "information programs alone are not ...
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Olympic Athlete Shows How to Compete to the Finish Line
As an eight-year-old boy growing up in Hawaii, Brian Clay dreamed of winning one of the most prized gold medals in the Olympic games—the decathlon. ...
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