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  1. 58 minutes ago, The Old Crem said:

    Eddy Monsels, Surinamese sprinter who competed at the 1968 games has died aged 75.

    Monsels was the only Surinamese and thus their last survivor of the 1968 Games.


    He was also Suriname’s earliest surviving Olympian, and the first to actually compete in the Olympics. 
    Wim Esajas the first Surinamese Olympian, did not compete in 1960 due to a scheduling problem, he died in 2005 ; Suriname did not send athletes in 1964.

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  2. 15 minutes ago, TheSpinosaurus said:

    Went to a friend's wedding and the maid of honor was this lovely lady by the name of Lusitania, named after the RMS Lusitania despite her family not having any connection to it.

    Lusitania was the ancient name of Portugal, maybe this woman was Portuguese or had Portuguese origins ?

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