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TIL that in Australia, the phrase "doing a Bradbury" means achieving an unexpected or unusual success. The phrase references Steven Bradbury, a short-track speed skater, that won a gold medal in the Winter Olympics from last place, after the entire field ahead of him crashed out on the final corner

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