He said friends had held race nights and sold arm bands at local shops.

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After Arthur Conan Doyle killed off Sherlock Holmes, sending him hurtling over a waterfall, Holmes fans sent the author threatening letters and took to the streets in black arm bands.

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Thousands of miles away, members of Iran's national soccer team sported green arm and wrist bands Wednesday during their World Cup qualifying match against South Korea.

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The strange shocks were from strands of tendon snapping loose, rolling up inside his arm like broken rubber bands.

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