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Jesse Owens won 4 gold medals at the Olympics in 1936. Owens specialized in the sprints and the long jump and was recognized in his lifetime as "perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history".He set three world records and tied another, all in less than an hour, at the 1935 Big Ten track meet in Ann Arbor, Michigan—a feat that has never been equaled and has been called "the greatest 45 minutes ever in sport".

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Hawaiian pizzas are the best pizzas! They usually have ham, bacon, and pineapple. It's the perfect combination of salty and sweet. Plain cheese or pepperoni is boring. If you want to change up your lame pizza try it Hawaiian style. You won't regret it!

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Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, that consists of the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.^[With an area of 7,617,930 square kilometers. Australia is the world's sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest,^[14 flattest, and driest continent. It is a mega-diverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with deserts in the center, tropical rainforests in the north-east, and mountain ranges in the south-east.

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Dad asked his son, "Why did the man fall in the well? Because he couldn't see it!"

Alex laughed. "Well, I’m friends with almost all the letters of the alphabet. I just don’t know Y."

Dad laughed, "Why are elevator jokes so funny? Because they work on many level." Dad giggled.

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Steps on how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

1. Get two slices of bread.

2. Spread a big chunk of peanut butter all over one side of one piece of bread.

3. Spread a big spoonful of jelly on one side of the other piece of bread.

4. Smack the two sides pieces of bread together so the peanut butter and jelly come together.

5. Cut in half, diagonally of course. And Enjoy!

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