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Posted On: 24 Apr 2012 - 12:13pm
It's true that, next to Mammoth Cave and George Clooney, the Kentucky Derby is probably the state's most recognized claim to fame. Equally renowned is the two-week blow-out Louisville throws to honor this timeless sporting event. The best advice for hopeful partiers, therefore, is to pace oneself: you'll want to race longer than three minutes to optimize your own Derby experience.
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When I was seven and my brother was eight, we both wrote to 'Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?' for a free t-shirt. Two weeks later his arrived in the mail, signed by Carmen Sandiego herself, accompanied by an autographed picture of the cast, an official membership to the 'Gumshoe Club,' and a Rockapella casette tape. I got a postcard.
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