Category: Fun
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Penelope Cruz is a ridiculously good swimmer in new ‘Zoolander 2’ trailer
A new international trailer for Zoolander 2 wants you to know that swimsuit models are not, in fact, useless. Though many of the clips from the new trailer are ones we’ve seen before (i.e., the controversial Benedict Cumberbatch scene that instigated a boycott petition), we also see more of Cruz’s swimsuit-model-turned-Interpol-agent. Not only is she…
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The 5-hour rule: how long it takes to become marginally competent at a basic skill
Mike Boyd is familiar with Gladwell’s 10,000, that being the approximate number of hours of practice supposedly required to master something. He wondered how long it would take him to learn to kickflip on a skateboard. It took him about 5 hours and 47 minutes, but some of that was him just fooling around, seething…
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UofL Swim & Dive Airport Shenanigans
We needed to pass the time during a delay at the RDU airport.
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From Olympic champion to racehorse owner
“Unbelievable, unbelievable…” It was one of the iconic moments of the London 2012 Olympic Games when the father of Chad Le Clos, Bert, gave an emotional interview to the BBC following his son’s shock gold medal victory over Michael Phelps in the 200 metre butterfly. Three years on, the Le Clos family are attempting to…
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Tarzan Boat – mobile floating water park
The Tarzan Boat is a boat with a bunch of jumping platforms and trampolines and rope swings and a slide attached. Sadly, there is no circus cannon. It still looks like a great time though. See Geekologie
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Too Hot Outside? Give Underwater Archery a Try
Spearguns operate on the same principles as hunting bows, so why shouldn’t you be able to use a Bowtech underwater? That’s exactly what the folks at Eastmans’ Hunting Journals decided to test in in their recent video. See outdoorhub
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Riede and Fritz win 2015, ehm, Splash Diving World Champs
Whereas in diving, contestants are judged upon their ability to land as smoothly as possible in the water, in splash diving points are awarded for the size of the splash that is created on impact. But leading competitors say that it doesn’t hurt as much as it looks. “The pain is minimal,” said newly-crowned world…
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World Bog Snorkelling Championships 2015
Founded nearly a decade ago, the ‘Always With A Smile’ foundation has grown into one of the most inspiring and successful non-profit goodwill movements in the UK. At its heart is the belief that every single one of us has the power to make a positive impact on the world through the power of a…
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Smarty pants English Cocker Spaniel retrieves ball from pool
Jessers McGhee loves the pool but cant find the courage to jump on in.. here is his solution!
