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On April 21, 1980, Rosie Ruiz stunned the world by winning the women’s crown at the Boston Marathon with a record time. The only problem was she had actually only run about one mile of the race - making it one of the great frauds in sports history.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosie_Ruiz
https://www.thisisjogon.com/videos/this-is-the-template-title-abn2m
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