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    The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 30 Jul 2017

    Swamp soccer. Wife carrying. Phone throwing. How did Finland become such fertile ground for wacky sports?http://nyti.ms/2vfQ3GG 

    1:51 AM - 30 Jul 2017
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    • Camille MacAdam Tove Söderberg Wife Carrying Gcgambhir773@gmail . Manjima Ananna Mouri Hanna Tuula Antola Taban Augustine Jose Dave Masters
    42 replies 162 retweets 393 likes
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      2. InnocentBystander‏ @NZBystander 30 Jul 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        We had a wife carrying race in NZ. Winner got their wife's weight in beer! 🍺

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      3. Valtteri‏ @mchessu 30 Jul 2017
        Replying to @NZBystander @nytimes

        same winnings in Finland too!

        0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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      2. Donald J. Trump‏ @realDonaIdTrumx 30 Jul 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        Trump asked me to find out because he wasn't clear. Is it wife carrying or wife grabbing? if the answer is right he may sign up

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
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      1. Alessa Morello‏ @AlessaMorello 30 Jul 2017
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        Maybe they are just too awesome for us to understand.

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      2. 'Alapaki‏ @pakiahkoi 30 Jul 2017
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        Well at least they aren't rioting at every championship baseketball soccer hockey nascar game. THAT'S wackyhttps://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/the-latest-kentucky-riot-is-part-of-a-long-destructive-sports-tradition/ …

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      1. Anna Kantola‏ @pviebverb 30 Jul 2017
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        At least they don't teach us those at school :D

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      1. Adam Kitara‏ @CKitara 30 Jul 2017
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        Or it could be that they've realized that not everything has to be a competition and laughter especially at yourself is healthy

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      1. Heidi  🇺🇸 🇨🇦‏ @HeidiDeck 30 Jul 2017
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        Hahaha for a second there I thought you were talking about the current White House.

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      1. d  🇺🇸  🔔  🗽  🍂  🍁‏ @dougalpollux 30 Jul 2017
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        'known as having fun ⚽️ 📱 🇫🇮 #Finland

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      1. iamtheMAGAbot‏ @iamtheMAGAbot 30 Jul 2017
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        #MAGA swampful soccerful. wifeful carrying. phoneful throwing. how didwise finlandful becomewise groundful for sportsful?

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      2. Robert Chesal‏ @RChesal 30 Jul 2017
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        Vodka.

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      3. Kimmo Kangas‏ @KimmoKangas1 30 Jul 2017
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        No vodka, more lonkero

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      4. Robert Chesal‏ @RChesal 30 Jul 2017
        Replying to @KimmoKangas1 @nytimes

        I must try that sometime.

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      2. Wood N Scrap‏ @WoodNScrap 30 Jul 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        When you're terrible at every other sport, may as well invent your own

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      3. Adam Kitara‏ @CKitara 30 Jul 2017
        Replying to @WoodNScrap @nytimes

        Missed the point

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      4. Wood N Scrap‏ @WoodNScrap 30 Jul 2017
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        Pretty sure finland missed the point

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