The 95-Year-Old Japanese Man Who Is the World’s Oldest Speedskater
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The 95-Year-Old Japanese Man Who Is the World’s Oldest Speedskater

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Iichi Marumo competed in his first international race seven years ago in Moscow, the Japanese speedskater moved down the ice at about the pace of a brisk jog. It took him three times longer to cross the finish line than most of…

Mark Cuban drunkenly bought lifetime American Airlines flight pass for 5,000 — ‘and then I upgraded it’
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Mark Cuban drunkenly bought lifetime American Airlines flight pass for $125,000 — ‘and then I upgraded it’

ByNews Polite

Mark Cuban didn’t wait long to splurge after his first big pay day. The now billionaire bought a lifetime flight pass from American Airlines for six figures while drunk and celebrating his first big deal back in 1990, Cuban explained to host Shannon Sharpe on the “Club Shay Shay” podcast…

Teen venturing on record solo flight to 7 continents to raise money for childhood cancer research
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Teen venturing on record solo flight to 7 continents to raise money for childhood cancer research

ByNews Polite

A Chinese-American teen is endeavoring to become the youngest person ever to complete a solo flight to all seven continents in an effort to raise money for cancer research motivated by his ailing cousin.  Ethan Guo, 19, took flight in May from Memphis, Tenn. and has since stopped in seven…

Triple-amputee soldier climbs Kilimanjaro to deliver burger
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Triple-amputee soldier climbs Kilimanjaro to deliver burger

ByNews Polite

A British soldier left a triple-amputee after serving in Afghanistan reached new heights when he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro — to deliver a hamburger. Corporal Andy Reid had his legs and right arm amputated in October 2009 after stepping on a improvised explosive device. Every October since, the former soldier commemorates…