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		benj111 on Oct 12, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Eliud Kipchoge Breaks Two-Hour Marathon Barrier Didn't the British do something similar in the Desert Campaign during WW2, burying supplies to be recovered later. The Long Range Desert Group perhaps?

cs02rm0 on Oct 12, 2019 [–]

Reminds me of the rescue of the Thai football team too, where the divers were dropping oxygen tanks further and further in to reach the boys.

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