"Since this is a bumper year for sport, I want you lazy lot to do something on the science and myths in sports" came the terrifying words from the Editor. Not the Science Lite team's favourite topic - unless it involves a few alcoholic beverages down the pub while watching the latest match, but actually some of the things we found out were quite interesting. Did you know that swimmers shave their body hair because they think it makes them faster, but cyclists do it to make wounds easier to clean? We've always thought that there was something a bit strange about grown men shaving their legs but it turns out there is some benefit in the practice.
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