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Subject: Penn over Harvard, 25-24 Author: Know-it-all [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 10:25:34 03/29/25 Sat From today's NYT: "Goldfish 'Title' to U. of P." From March 29, 1939. "A 20-year-old student from the University of Pennsylvania swallowed 25 live goldfish the previous evening, according to a report by The Associated Press that appeared in the Times. In doing so, he earned the title of champion at the intercollegiate "goldfish gulping" contest. The winner, Gilbert Hollandersky, a swimmer who went by Gill, bested his opponents by dunking the fish in ketchup and chasing it with orange juice. 'They're tasteless that way,' he said. The runner-up, a student from Harvard, swallowed 24 goldfish. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: Penn over Harvard, 25-24 Author: Lion Rooter [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 10:32:23 03/29/25 Sat how did the phone booth stuffing go ? lol this is a great bit of sports trivia - [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: Penn over Harvard, 25-24 Author: Know-it-all [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 10:40:48 03/29/25 Sat To continue: "The fishy fad had caught on at colleges across the United States; one student from Clark University in Worcester, Mass., was said to have downed 89 in one sitting that year. The craze lost popularity as animal rights advocates expressed opposition." [ Post a Reply to This Message ]