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  2. Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly - Wikipedia

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    According to one account, Kelly climbed his first pole at the age of seven, and at nine he performed a "human fly" trick, climbing up the side of a building. [1]He is credited with popularizing the pole-sitting fad after sitting atop a flagpole in 1924, either in response to a dare from a friend [7] or as a publicity stunt to draw customers to a Philadelphia department store. [8]

  3. Pole sitting - Wikipedia

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    Pole sitting is predated by the ancient ascetic discipline of stylitism, or column-sitting. St. Simeon Stylites the Elder (c. 388 –459) of Antioch (now Turkey) was a column-sitter who sat on a small platform on a column for 36 years. [1] 14-year-old William Ruppert breaking the pole sitting record of 23 days, in 1929

  4. Wikipedia:How to put up a straight pole by pushing it at an ...

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    However, the straightest of straight poles should ensue, so long as there's an equally energetic group of warriors pushing the pole in the other direction. Importantly, pole straightening is not a function of numbers of people pushing, as one very enthusiastic warrior can be the equal of any number of people half-heartedly pushing the other way.

  5. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    document authorising the holder to drive a vehicle (US: driver's license, driver license) dual carriageway road, usually a major one, with the two directions of travel separated by a traffic-free, and usually slightly raised, central reservation. Each direction of travel (carriageway) comprises two or more 'lanes'. (US: divided highway) dustbin

  6. Human flag - Wikipedia

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    Human flag on a diagonal ladder Overhand grip human flag on a pole Human flag using a tree. The human flag (known as an iron X in pole dancing) [1] is a feat of strength where the body is parallel to the ground supported by a vertical bar. A straight line is formed using the arms and body.

  7. Flag of Alabama - Wikipedia

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    The legislation that created the state flag did not specify that the flag was to be square but defined the width of the bars of the cross. [1] In 1987, the office of Alabama Attorney General Don Siegelman stated in a letter that the proper shape of the state flag is rectangular, as it had been depicted numerous times in official publications ...

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