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Today I learned (todayilearned@noc.social)'s status on Saturday, 17-Aug-2024 11:09:54 JST Today I learned

TIL that in the 1928 Olympics, a rower named Bobby Pearce stopped in the middle of the quarter final race in order to let a family of ducks pass his lane, allowing one of his opponents to pull ahead. He still managed to get first place out of 8 people and went on to win gold in the finals.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Pearce_(rower)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1eu6gpk/til_that_in_the_1928_olympics_a_rower_named_bobby/

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