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  2. Badwater Ultramarathon - Wikipedia

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    The Badwater Ultramarathon is a 135-mile (217 km) ultramarathon race starting at −282 feet (−86 m) [1] below sea level in the Badwater Basin, in California's Death Valley, and ending at an elevation of 8,360 feet (2,550 m) at Whitney Portal, the trailhead to Mount Whitney.

  3. Windows ChallengE - Wikipedia

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    Windows ChallengE was a programming competition run by Microsoft Corporation. The contest is composed of teams of 3 or 4 students at colleges / universities from around the world, along with a faculty mentor.

  4. Is this a pigeon? - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Champion Hurdle - Wikipedia

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    The race is the final leg of the Road to Cheltenham, a series of high-class hurdles races consisting of the Fighting Fifth Hurdle, the International Hurdle and the Champion Hurdle Trial. [ 4 ] The Champion Hurdle has been continually run on a Tuesday since 1980.

  6. Royal Pigeon Racing Association - Wikipedia

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    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 RPRA has 21,000 members spread across 1,500 pigeon clubs in the UK.

  7. Atacama Desert - Wikipedia

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    The Atacama Desert (Spanish: Desierto de Atacama) is a desert plateau located on the Pacific coast of South America, in the north of Chile.Stretching over a 1,600-kilometre-long (1,000-mile) strip of land west of the Andes Mountains, it covers an area of 105,000 km 2 (41,000 sq mi), [2] which increases to 128,000 km 2 (49,000 sq mi) if the barren lower slopes of the Andes are included.

  8. GamePigeon - Wikipedia

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    GamePigeon is a mobile app for iOS devices, developed by Vitalii Zlotskii and released on September 13, 2016. [1] The game takes advantage of the iOS 10 update, which expanded how users could interact with Apple's Messages app. [2] [3] GamePigeon is only available through the Messages app, which allows players to start and respond to different party games in conversations.

  9. Hill pigeon - Wikipedia

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    The hill pigeon is a stout-bodied pigeon, similar in size and general appearance to the rock dove (Columba livia) but mainly differentiated by its tail pattern which consists of a broad, white tail-band across the black tail. Other differences include a paler mantle and upper wings and a white patch on the back.