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Daytona 200: Rare Photos From a Classic American Motorcycle Race, 1948

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For years, from its inception in 1937 until the early ’60s, the prestigious Daytona 200 motorcycle race wasn’t merely run at Daytona Beach. Along with other high-speed, high-risk clashes, the 200 was run on Daytona Beach. In 1948, LIFE magazine covered the races, both amateur and pro, at Daytona (the Road Course opened in 1936) and reported, in its April 19 issue, that “for four days last month the resort city of Daytona Beach could hardly have been noisier—or in more danger—if it had been under bombardment. Read More...

Everybody into the Pool!

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There’s a reason we rarely see photographs of people in swimming pools with huge frowns on their faces: namely, because jumping into — or lolling about in, or just hanging out beside — a pool on a sunny day is one of life’s enduring pleasures. The reasons we’re drawn to swimming pools, meanwhile, are as varied as the types, shapes and sizes of pools that designers and engineers have devised over the years. Read More...

Ezekiel Mutua Says Most Kenyans Are Corrupt, Only Lack Opportunity to Steal

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- Mutua who appeared to add his voice to the ongoing debate about a $2.34 billion (KSh 255 billion) IMF loan to Kenya did not have kind words for Kenyans - Taking to his official Twitter account, Mutua said that most Kenyans are corrupt and will steal from the public coffers if they see opportunity - He advised the protesting Kenyans that their power lies in their votes and not the outbursts caused on social media Read More...