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Furthest distance to throw and catch an egg
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Who
Johnny Dell Foley
What
98.51 metre(s)
Where
United States
(Jewet)
When
12 November 1978
Johnny Dell Foley threw a fresh hens egg 98.51 m (323 ft 2 in) to Keith Thomas at Jewett, Texas, USA, without breaking it on 12 November 1978.
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