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TIL that in 2008 Speedo, in collaboration with NASA, released a swimsuit so drag-resistant that it was banned from use in swimming competitions for giving swimmers using it too much of an
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Pool wear: Banned Speedo LZR Racer swimsuits to live again as recycled fashion - New York Daily News
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