Word: fasted
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Fast. Flying a 14-cylinder, 1,200 h.p. Twin-Wasp Sever sky that won him the Bendix Trophy for 1937, California's Frank W. Fuller last week whizzed out of Vancouver, crossed 20 miles of Canada, 1,184 miles of U. S. and penetrated 5 miles into Mexico, landing at Agua Caliente 4 hours, 54 minutes after his takeoff. Flyer Fuller cut 34 minutes off the best previous time for linking the three North American nations, claimed to have used but 670 h.p. in his flight...
...this year Nov. 5), ends with the next moon. During the days of Ramadan - a day begins the moment it is possible to distinguish a white thread from a black one by natural light - no good Moslem eats, drinks or has intercourse with women. Fanatic Moslems believe that their fast is broken if they swallow even their spittle, or let a trickle of water into their throats when cleaning their teeth. Especially holy are the last ten days of Ramadan, during which falls the "Night of Glory" (or "Power") when God is believed to be releasing the greatest number...
...together for six weeks and had practiced racing starts since the beginning of the season. As a result it got an early lead, while maintaining a fairly low stroke. The other crews, many of whose oarsmen had no racing experience, were unable to keep a smooth stroke at a fast pace. Wilson's crew widened the margin to two lengths...
...Above 90° the naked body begins to sweat. The flow of blood to the skin, bringing excess heat to be radiated, may be five or six times normal. Even so, if the subject exercises, he may not be able to eliminate heat fast enough and his temperature may rise four or five degrees...
...Fast...