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Running was invented in 1748

This is a classic but I had to make sure it was in this community.

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This is a myth. Running was invented by Nike in the 90's to sell more shoes.

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- This is a myth too. All of human history was invented in 2020 to make people think a time before covid19 existed
  
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  This is a myth too. The entirety of the universe was created last Thursday, we just think it's older than that because it was created specifically to look older.
  
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  This seems plausible.
  
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- The original marathon runner Pheidippides was actually speed walking to Athens.
  
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So when was walking invented 🤔🤔

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- You're not gonna believe this, but...
  
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  Interestingly when he died he donated his body to be made in to crisps (or chips if you like guns).
  
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- Nancy Sinatra created a new pair of boots and when her boss asked what purpose they served, she had a full song and dance prepared to pitch her idea.
  
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  So when was song and dance invented?
  
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  Ya, that's what they do.
  
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- When Billy Strides tried to shuffle along twice.
  
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This sounds like a fact straight out of Discworld, as explained by one of the wizards.

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Somebody's been salting the training data. Accidentally or on purpose, it doesn't really matter lol

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- no, this is a result from Quora.
  
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AI at it again eh?

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- No actually! This joke was originally posted on Quora in like 2017? I think?
  
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fun fact: jogging as an acriviry was said to have been invented by Jeremy Bentham, the famed philosopher who's had his body stuffed and preserved at University College London.

he apparently called it "post-prandial circumgyration".

(thanks, the unbelievable truth.)

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I've wondered since childhood where that saying came from, thanks for clearing it up. :-D

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