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1936 Jesse Owens stars at the first televised Olympic Games in Berlin, winning the 100m, long jump ... which is first used to determine the results of horse races. 1938 The IAAF authorise the use of ...

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Handed down since Moses was kvetching about having to cross the desert in his bare feet, Jewish humor emanated from Eastern Europe where the Hebrews overcame some seriously hellacious circumstances on ...

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