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A Ride of Death – The scary 1940s cycling safety pamphlet

SIR Chris Hoy and Bradley Wiggins have got us all on our bikes. But a ...

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The best and worst Olympic protests

WHEN the Spanish water polo coach considered ordering his team to stay in the pool, ...

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Intruders – a history of unwelcome guests at big events

WHO was the mystery woman in red top and jeans, marching proudly at the front ...

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1950s boys advertise underwear for an appreciative man

AS Old Mr Anorak knows, you can always trust man who tucks his vest into ...

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A history of Olympics cock-ups

THE Olymics got off to a jittery start this week, when the North Korean women’s ...

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Corporate song of the day: when Burnley Building Society gave savings a disco soundtrack

CORPORATE song of the day - It's the late 1970s and Burnley Building Society are ...

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Ambush advertising in sport – a history

AMBUSH! Olympic boss Lord Coe put his well-shod foot in it this week by announcing ...

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1972: Bettie Page has her mug shot taken (photos)

BETTIE Page was the hotness who never let her fans down. Until 1972, when the ...

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1948: A Naked Woman Shocks And Entertains In Paris

Flashbak to 1948: The Romy Gallery in Paris placed a photograph of naked woman in the ...

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Mormon bondage, a horse with a false leg, kidnap and cloned dogs: The Joyce McKinney story

WAS this the best tabloid news story ever? Readers of a certain vintage will recall ...

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Boxing Brawls: A history of the most famous and infamous

BAD blood, insults, pre-match scraps and warnings of crowd trouble have all helped stoke the ...

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March 21, 1956: The Oscars, as presented by Grace Kelly

FLASHBACK to March 21, 1956: Award presenter Grace Kelly, center, poses with Oscar winners at the ...

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