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Zip Jumping Frog Sets Calaveras Record at Jubilee
Eight year old Kmile Robinson of Stockton California showcased Zip a prize jumping frog at the Angels Camp Frog Jumping Jubilee in Calaveras County. Zip leaped ten inches clearing the mark to set a new world record drawing attention to Marks Twain era pageants honoring the author of the jumping frog tale amid Mother Lode anniversary festivities.
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Zip
Kmilie Robinson
Stockton
Calif
Angels Camp
Calaveras County
Mark Twain
Mother Lode