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Gigem · « **Reply #6356 on:** **Today** at 08:38:18 PM »

Quote from: FearlessF on May 06, 2026, 07:55:55 AM

THIS DAY IN HISTORY:

Roger Bannister Breaks Four-Minute Mile (1954)
Bannister was a British medical student when he became the first man to run the mile in less than four minutes—a barrier many experts had long considered unbreakable. His official time was 3 minutes, 59.4 seconds. Australia's John Landy and New Zealand's Peter Snell bettered the record that year, but in August, Bannister defeated Landy at the British Empire Games in Vancouver, clocking 3:58.8 in a thrilling race.

I wonder what the current record is?
It would be fun to guess! I'll say 3:27. No idea if right, just figure could shave a few seconds every decade, and maybe 10 seconds once or twice along the way.

FearlessF · « **Reply #6357 on:** **Today** at 08:44:01 PM »

THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
Coca-Cola Hits the Market as a Health Tonic (1886)
At a time when soda fountains were popular in the US due to the widespread belief that carbonated water was good for the health, American pharmacist John Pemberton came up with his own formula for a health tonic. Among its ingredients were cocaine, derived from the coca leaf, and caffeine, derived from the kola nut, leading to the name Coca-Cola. It was initially sold as a patent medicine for five cents a glass.

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