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Lateral with Tom Scott

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Are You Ready for Another Sports Question?

In 1963, an Australian rules football pitch in Coburg, Melbourne, had a lot of rainwater on its playing surface. One person was able to clear the water without anyone else using a technique that was already popular in Russia. It's just like they punch into the field and then little vertical like cylinders come out and then it drains water.

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