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1. Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 17:06:37 UTC Robert McNees

   Thirty six years ago, #OTD in 1988, Michael Jordan took off from the free throw line during the 1987-88 All-Star Slam Dunk Contest.

   Photo: Bill Smith / Chicago Bulls

   • Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 17:08:35 UTC Robert McNees

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     Also #OTD, in 1971, astronaut Alan Shepard hit a golfball on the moon.

     Two practical demonstrations, with similar hang times, that got their respective generations interested in gravitational physics.

     Footage: NASA

   • ┻┻ ︵ vitriolix ︵ ┻┻ (vitriolix@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 17:50:33 UTC ┻┻ ︵ vitriolix ︵ ┻┻

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     @mcnees this just needs the daft punk song "giorgio by moroder"

   • Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 08-Feb-2024 02:55:38 UTC Robert McNees

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     • glasspshr

     @glasspusher Long.

   • glasspshr (glasspusher@beige.party)'s status on Thursday, 08-Feb-2024 02:55:39 UTC glasspshr

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     @mcnees

     Big hitter, the Lama