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  2. David Baszucki - Wikipedia

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    It was later renamed Roblox, a portmanteau of "robots" and "blocks", in January 2004. The website was launched in 2004, whilst Roblox was officially released on September 1, 2006. [ 14 ] In a June 2016 interview with Forbes , Baszucki stated that the idea for Roblox was inspired by the success of his Interactive Physics and Working Model ...

  3. Sledding - Wikipedia

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    Sleds with a greater surface area (anything but runner sleds) are able to make the first runs a great deal easier than the variety of sleds with metal runners. Runner sleds are typically faster once the snow has compacted or turned icy. In the 1880s, Samuel Leeds Allen invented the first steerable runner sled, the Flexible Flyer. Since that ...

  4. Roblox - Wikipedia

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    Roblox occasionally hosts real-life and virtual events. They have in the past hosted events such as BloxCon, which was a convention for ordinary players on the platform. [46] Roblox operates annual Easter egg hunts [52] and also hosts an annual event called the "Bloxy Awards", an awards ceremony that also functions as a fundraiser. The 2020 ...

  5. List of sports - Wikipedia

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    18.2 Sled sports. 19 Stacking. 20 Strength sports. 21 Tag games. 22 Walking. 23 Water sports. ... Basketball player Dwight Howard making a slam dunk at the 2008 ...

  6. Sled - Wikipedia

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    Man-hauled sledges were the traditional means of transport on British exploring expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic regions in the 19th and early 20th centuries, championed for example by Captain Scott. Dog sleds were used by most others, such as Roald Amundsen. In the Philippines, a traditional carabao-drawn sled is known as the kangga.

  7. History of basketball - Wikipedia

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    The Original Celtics, for instance, are considered the "fathers of basketball" [21] and were presented as "World’s Basketball Champions"; [21] the players had to sign a contract to play with them, and Jim Furey organized matches as a circus, moving daily from town to town. The Celtics became the strongest team, and their successes lasted from ...

  8. Bobsleigh - Wikipedia

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    A single-person bobsleigh is called a "monobob". Single-person sleds were introduced into international competition for both adaptive bobsleigh (for athletes who are able to drive a sled but not push) and as a youth sport (for younger athletes who have not yet developed the ability to push a heavy two- or four-person sled).

  9. List of Roblox games - Wikipedia

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    Ryanair Roblox is a fangame based on the Irish budget airline Ryanair developed by 11-year-old game developer Sebastian Codling. [c] Similar to real life, players have to purchase "tickets" to board the in-game flights, with "value" tickets being for free. Players can also apply for a role-played job in the game. [167]