Factbox: Horse racing-137th running of the Preakness Stakes

(Reuters) - The Preakness Stakes will be run for the 137th time on Saturday. Following are some key facts about the race: * The Preakness Stakes is a race for three-year-olds over a mile-and-three-sixteenths, held annually on the third Saturday of May at Pimlico in Baltimore, Maryland. * The race was first run in 1873 and this year's edition will be the 137th. The race was not held from 1891 ...

Swimmng vs. Running: A Few Laps in the Pool Over an Intense Run

A popular controversy in the world today is whether running or swimming is the better activity. Well, both have their pluses, but I believe swimming is the better activity for a number of different reasons

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Lesser-known facts: McKinley another to meet a violent end

William McKinley, our 25th president, was the only one elected to serve in two centuries. He bridged the 19th and 20th. He had the fatal distinction of being the third president to be the target of an assassin’s bullet. He was also the last president to serve in the Civil War. No, he did not become a general.

Five facts about the London 2012 torch

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters) - The London 2012 Olympics torch was lit by the sun's rays in ancient Olympia on Thursday, kicking off a relay that will culminate with the lighting of the Olympic stadium's cauldron during the opening ceremony on July 27.