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Marathon des Sables, or MdS, (French for Marathon of the Sands) [1] is a seven-day, about 257 km (160 mi) [2] ultramarathon, which is approximately the distance of six regular marathons. The longest single stage (2009) was 91 km (57 mi) long (2023 : 90.1 km). This multiday race is held every year in southern Morocco, in the Sahara Desert. Some runners regard it as one of the toughest foot ...
The rock dove (Columba livia), also known as rock pigeon or common pigeon, is a member of the bird family Columbidae (doves and pigeons). [2][3]: 624 In common usage, it is often simply referred to as the "pigeon", although the rock dove is the wild form of the bird; the pigeons familiar to most people are the domesticated forms of the wild ...
The 2017 Desert T20 Challenge[1] was an international Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that was held in Dubai and Abu Dhabi from 14 to 20 January 2017. [2][3] The eight Associate Members of the International Cricket Council that have T20I status were scheduled to take part. [2]
The Royal Pigeon Racing Association (RPRA) is a governing body for pigeon racing in the United Kingdom. Queen Elizabeth II was [1] president of the RPRA and also an enthusiastic pigeon fancier herself. [2]
The 2025 Japanese Super Formula Championship is the fifty-third season of premier Japanese open-wheel motor racing, and the twelfth under the moniker of Super Formula. The season started in March at Suzuka Circuit and is due to be contested over 12 rounds in seven race weekends, ending in November at Suzuka. [1] Vantelin Team TOM’S driver Sho Tsuboi entered the season as the defending champion.
" The Desert Song " is the fifteenth episode of the American television musical variety series Max Liebman Presents, [1][2] adapted from the 1926 operetta The Desert Song, which was based on a true event - an uprising of the Riff tribes against French colonial rule in Morocco in 1925.
Is this a pigeon? (Japanese: これは鳩ですか?, Hepburn: Kore wa hato desu ka?) is an Internet meme and quote of the protagonist from the 1990s Japanese anime TV series The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird. The image originates from a scene where the character mistakenly identifies a butterfly as a pigeon. The image was originally posted on Tumblr.
This is a list of circuits which have hosted a round of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the V8 Supercars Championship since the championship was first held at Gnoo Blas in Orange, New South Wales, in 1960. The shortest track used in the championship was the 1.930 km (1.199 mi) Amaroo Park circuit located in the Sydney suburb of Annangrove. The longest track used was the Longford ...