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When the chute hits the fan, more MJ magic and Olympic bloopers

Our YouTube round-up features sporting parachute entertainment gone wrong, Irish road bowling and more Beijing highlights ...full story at Guardian Blogs

from Guardian Blogs on Thu, Aug 21 2008

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