TIL that in 1968 Bob Beamon broke the world record for the long jump by nearly 2 feet. His jump exceeded the limits of the measuring equipment that had been installed and his jump had to be measured manually. en.wikipedia.org Submitted by Lagavulin16_neat t3_zqw05z on December 20, 2022 at 6:39 PM in todayilearned 52 comments 2,347
LocalMexican t1_j126c7a wrote on December 21, 2022 at 2:58 AM One of the great "Bob's" of our time. Permalink 1
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