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TIL that snooker player Ronnie O'Sullivan was accused of disrespect by an opponent for using his opposite hand to take a shot. To prove he wasn’t bringing the game into disrepute, he played 3 frames with his left-hand against a former world championship runner-up, winning all 3.

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