GYM & TONIC

The first “victory lap” was invented to show off and also catch your breath.

✗ FAKE
Victory laps are a tradition in which a winner runs or drives around a track, and they celebrate success. Their origin is not clearly documented, and the catching-breath explanation is a joke.

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