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Fact Horses Race in Nepal to Keep Demons Away

In this April 3, 2019, photo, horses from Nepal cavalry rest in a stable after morning practice for Ghode Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)

In this April 3, 2019, photo, horses from Nepal cavalry rest in a stable after morning practice for Ghode Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. The “Ghode Jatra” is an annual horse festival celebrated on the Nepal Cavalry grounds in Kathmandu, which marks the defeat of a Hindu demon. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)

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09 Apr 2019 00:03:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Tainan Hosts First Ever Office Chair “Grand Prix” Race

A competitor laughs while taking part in the office chair race ISU-1 Grand Prix in Tainan, southern Taiwan April 24, 2016. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

A competitor laughs while taking part in the office chair race ISU-1 Grand Prix in Tainan, southern Taiwan April 24, 2016. It was the first time such a race was held in Tainan, as part of the “ISU-1 GP” (Grand Prix) that began in Japan in 2010, according to businesses on Jhengsing Street and Haian Road in the city's West Central District and the city's Tourism Bureau, which organized the event. The fastest rider only took six seconds to complete the 30-meter race. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

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25 Apr 2016 09:48:00,post received 0 comments

Funny DC Celebrates Mardi Gras With Annual Pancake Races

A competitor looses control of his pancake while racing during the Shrove Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, tradition at the National Cathedral February 21, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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22 Feb 2012 11:43:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Traditional Historical Ski Race in Czech Republic

A participant falls on vintage skis during a traditional historical ski race in the northern Bohemian town of Smrzovka February 21, 2015. (Photo by David W. Cerny/Reuters)

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22 Feb 2015 11:49:00,post received 0 comments

Wow Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race In Alaska

Richie Diehl team charges out of the chute over trucked-in snow at the 2015 ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race in downtown Anchorage, Alaska March 7, 2015. The timed portion of the race, which typically lasts nine days or longer, begins on Monday in Fairbanks, about 300 miles (482 km) away. Traditionally held in Willow, the timed start was moved to Fairbanks this year to accommodate an alternate trail selected after race officials deemed sections of the traditional path unsafe. REUTERS/Mark Meyer (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ANIMALS SOCIETY)

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09 Mar 2015 13:22:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Red Bull Soapbox Race in Amman 2019

A competitor drives his homemade vehicle without an engine during the Red Bull Soapbox Race in Amman, Jordan on September 20, 2019. (Photo by Muhammad Hamed/Reuters)

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26 Sep 2019 00:05:00,post received 0 comments

Sad Magnitude 5.2 Quake Kills at Least 10 in South-eastern Spain

A car stands destroyed by debris, one day after a magnitude 5.1 quake killed at least 9 people, on May 12, 2011 in Lorca, Spain. After spending the night outside, residents of the historic Spanish town are awaiting the safety assessment of their houses to see wether they can return home or not. (Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)

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13 May 2011 07:20:00,post received 0 comments

Disgusting Fiesta De San Fermin Running Of The Bulls: Day 2

A fighting bull loses its balance during the third day of the San Fermin running-of-the-bulls on July 8, 2011 in Pamplona, Spain. Pamplona's famous Fiesta de San Fermin, which involves the running of the bulls through the historic heart of Pamplona for eight days starting July 7th, was made famous by the 1926 novel of U.S. writer Ernest Hemmingway called “The Sun Also Rises”. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)

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08 Jul 2011 10:45:00,post received 0 comments