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Old black-and-white photograph of log drivers along a Minnesota spillway. Fifteen or so grizzled men in work clothes and rumpled hats look up at the camera from across a river; they're using long poles to direct gigantic logs downstream.

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What We’re Getting Ourselves For Defector’s Wood Anniversary

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27th May 1963: Supremely confident American boxer Cassius Clay holds up five fingers in a prediction of how many rounds it will take him to knock out British boxer Henry Cooper.

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EDMONTON, CANADA ? NOVEMBER 3: Patrik Stefan #27 of the Dallas Stars skates against the Edmonton Oilers during their game at Rexall Place on November 3, 2006 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Stars defeated the Oilers 3-2. (Photo by Dale MacMillan/Getty Images)

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