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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 09:03 AM
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Fangio Kidnapped!

Just a historical blurb, what with Fidel's retirement and all. Fifty years ago today Castroista rebels kidnapped Fangio before the Cuban Gran Premio in Havana in an attempt to embarrass the Batista regime. The race ended in a tragic accident in which several spectators were killed and dozens injured. Fangio was released shortly afterwards.

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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 02:53 PM
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Interesting.

Fit that on a snapple cap.
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 03:08 PM
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Nah, snapple prefers made up stuff
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 03:21 PM
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I was assuming OP made this crap up
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 03:38 PM
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 03:39 PM
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put it on a snapple cap.
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by D-evo9911
I was assuming OP made this crap up
Nah, I'm not that good. I have some old newsreel clips on DVD that had this.

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