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I tricked Russian swimmers into growing moustaches with cheeky fib about making you go faster, says icon Mark Spitz | The Sun
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I tricked Russian swimmers into growing moustaches with cheeky fib about making you go faster, says icon Mark Spitz | The Sun
Movember New Zealand - When asked about his moustache by a Russian coach prior to the '72 Olympics, Mark Spitz replied that his moustache didn't slow him down, and that it even
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I tricked Russian swimmers into growing moustaches with cheeky fib about making you go faster, says icon Mark Spitz | The Sun
![TIL that Mark Spitz jokingly told the 1972 Russian Olympic men's swim team that mustaches increased speed in the water. The next year, every Russian sported one. : r/todayilearned TIL that Mark Spitz jokingly told the 1972 Russian Olympic men's swim team that mustaches increased speed in the water. The next year, every Russian sported one. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/YJo2nAwZXszqjsuZrwsKcFpLYrBpQJA98wW9i8f7Tdg.jpg?auto=webp&s=49ed41cb9791ff509de78cd7cd3b32e9afe5bf98)
TIL that Mark Spitz jokingly told the 1972 Russian Olympic men's swim team that mustaches increased speed in the water. The next year, every Russian sported one. : r/todayilearned
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