MLB broadcaster Vin Scully's career lasted 67 seasons, during which he called a game managed by Connie Mack (born in 1862) and one in which Julio UrÃas (b. 1996) played in. Superb example of The Great Span.
Great interview with Amy Sherald. "I remember being frustrated when I was like six, five years old, wanting to make a masterpiece, but I didn't have the skills. My crayons weren't giving me Leonardo da Vinci."
The world's longest ultra-marathon event, the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race, is a 52-day, 3,100-mile race around a block in Queens. Runners can run between 6am and midnight and must average 59.6 mi/day to finish. (via jasoneppink.com)
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