Giggle, see Travis Karr on Google+
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Wow, local NBC sportscaster rants about (their) overrun Olympic coverage
So this is local NBC sportscaster Dan Hicken going ballistic over also-NBC sportcaster Bob Costas running over his time limit. Going viral like crazy, see Examiner.
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Spanish underwater wedding complete with ‘I do’-signs and everything
Spanish couple Mónica Fraile and Fran Calvo made a big splash over the weekend when they said their “I do’s” at Sea Life aquarium in Benalmadena surrounded by sharks and tropical fish. Not in scuba suits, no no, ruining perfectly good clothes si si. Via FoxNews
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The Coronas’ incredible underwater video
Behold Dublin band The Coronas’ underwater video, complete with underwater (electric) bass and everything. They are touring Britain in November, see Glasswerk.
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The Deepflight Super Falcon to attempt first ever underwater loop
This October, Hawkes Ocean Technologies hope to have their DeepFlight Super Falcon ‘hydrobatic’ submarine ready for mankind’s first ever underwater loop, ‘we’re going to go into the water and do what only whales can do until now’. They need funding though, specifically $45,000 by Sunday August 26, they are at $2,665 now on Kickstarter. Via Mashable
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Michael Phelps’ 16th Olympic gold medal race recreated in Lego
Wow, if possible now even more awesome! See The Guardian
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Sex abuse haunts former Olympic swim hopeful
Amid the excitement of the Olympic games, one former Olympic hopeful is speaking out on the darker side of youth sports. Kelley Currin says she was molested as a teen by Rick Curl, her former swim coach and founder of the prominent Curl-Burke Swim Club in the Washington, D.C. area. Read and listen to this story on NPR.
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Michael Phelps: ‘Everybody Pees in the Pool’
Et tu, Brute
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Michael Phelps is ‘very happy to be done’
On his first morning of retirement, Michael Phelps couldn’t sleep. Though he had stayed up until the early hours of Sunday morning celebrating the end of his career with friends and family, confusion reigned when 6 a.m. rolled around. Read more here on ESPN