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...Height in feet that an Australian storm carried two paragliders--2,965 ft. higher than Mount Everest--as they prepared for the Feb. 24 World Paragliding Championships...
...course Sherley never allowed the hunger to become too unbearable: He was ingesting vitamins, drinking water, and taking electrolyte supplements—essentially, he was on an extreme sort of diet. Quite honestly, he could stand to lose the weight. At 245 pounds and 5 feet 8 inches, his body mass index is, according to several hasty online calculations, about 37.2—far above the healthy level of 18.5-24.9. According to Scientific American, the longest anyone has lived on a hunger strike was 73 days, but that is without vitamins. Death only becomes imminent at a weight...
...their neighborhood cockfighting arena. The wealthier galleros show up in pickup trucks and SUVs, carrying their roosters in wooden travel cases. The poorer ones show up on bicycle or by bus, carrying their birds in a plastic bag. After the weigh-in, the birds get razorblades strapped to their feet, the bets are cast, the beers are popped, and the fights begin...
...commercial and political culture as well. One of the largest electronics distributors in the country is called "El Gallo Mas Gallo" (the cock of the walk); and President Daniel Ortega ran unsuccessfully for office in 1996 campaigning on the image of "The fighter cock with razorblades strapped to his feet" - an image he toned down for his victorious presidential bid last year...
...When No. 10 got back on his feet, chest-bouncing the football toward his fellow players, his teammates rewarded him with loud "well done" cheers, as if he had come off with an unexpected triumph. "He plays well. But in summer," sniped 59-year-old Antonin Votruba, shaking his woolen pompom-topped red-white club hat. His buddies nodded knowingly. No. 10 himself misses the warm weather...