Parts of the Calder Valley, including Hebden Bridge, saw a month's worth of rain fall in three hours.
Sachin Tendulkar made 49 in three hours, remaining 14 runs behind Brian Lara's world record for Test runs.
The 32-year-old Frenchman conquered the dust and gravel of Sardinia in three hours 54 minutes and 18.9 seconds.
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Denmark's Wozniacki eventually outmuscled Pennetta in three hours despite the Italian hitting more than twice the number of winners.
Fish battled back from two sets down to beat Davydenko 4-6 6-7 6-2 6-1 6-2 in three hours 26 minutes.
The Met Office said 3in (7cm) of rain fell in three hours in the worst-affected area, Duncton in West Sussex.
Peterhansel, driving a Mitsubishi, completed the 370km run from Bamako to Kayes, Mali, in three hours, 30 minutes and seven seconds.
Caldecott completed the special in three hours, 51 minutes and 41 seconds.
His catch in three hours on this July morning: 9, 500 pounds.
To opt-out of the drive and catch panoramic views of the scenery, the Sea-to-Sky Climb train travels the same route in three hours.
Trott retired after hitting 14 boundaries in three hours, while Ian Bell (47) and Matt Prior (73 not out) also signalled their Test readiness.
An ex-paratrooper has broken a world record at the London Marathon by running with a 40lb (18kg) pack in three hours 25 minutes and 21 seconds.
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Tommy Haas, the 18th seed, was also taken the full distance by Serb Janko Tipsarevic before prevailing 4-6 6-4 6-3 1-6 6-3 in three hours and 20 minutes.
In three hours I consumed: eight glasses of water, two cans of Coke Zero, a large strawberry and protein powder smoothie, and a 20 oz. bottle of Gatorade.
While I didn't do any formal testing, I could almost see the meter run down using internet radio -- a quarter of the reported capacity disappeared in three hours.
Then, having hit 10 fours in three hours, he was also lured into error, cutting a short ball from Jonathan Clare to point where Wagg held a good low catch.
"I definitely got very lucky out there, " a relieved Federer told BBC Sport after winning in three hours and 18 minutes to book a second-round meeting with Serbia's Ilija Bozoljac.
Taking in dozens of neon sights in three hours, the tour kicks off in Chinatown at dusk, just as the neon lights outlining the historic Chinese gate flicker on.
But the Scot responded well, winning the third set 6-2 in just 33 minutes before surviving another tie break to win through in four sets in three hours and 27 minutes.
Arvesen, the champion of Norway, went on to clinch his first stage win in three hours 58 minutes and 13 seconds, to add to countryman Thor Hushovd's win on stage two.
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The Argentine required treatment on his right leg in the fourth set but by then Lopez had taken the initiative, and the Spaniard closed out a fine win in three hours 19 minutes.
The exact number of people who tried to get tickets this year is not known - but the 112, 000 passes were snapped up in three hours and the festival has never been more popular.
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The boss of US tyremaker Titan has caused an uproar in France after saying that French workers only put in three hours a day and he would have to be "stupid" to invest in the country.
If a card belonging to a Berliner has never been used to purchase a plane ticket or buy goods outside Germany, the system may block an attempt to book a Moscow-Tokyo flight leaving in three hours.
While devoted Elvis fans might spend an entire day examining the many exhibits, the average visitor can easily do Graceland well in three hours or less on a normal day, and as tourist attractions go, it is three hours very well spent.
That range per charge is comparable to the Nissan Leaf and other electric cars now being sold but Ford has installed a 6.6-kilowatt onboard charging system that lets the Focus fully charge in three hours when connected to a 240-volt charging station.
That's the plan behind the Power Line Urban Sentry (PLUS) project currently being run by the Air Force Research Laboratory and private firm Defense Research Associates, and it's already yielded UAVs that can land on power lines and charge in three hours.
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Andreas Seppi gave Italy an early lead as he came from two sets down against Vasek Pospisil to win 5-7 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-3 in three hours and 15 minutes, but Canadian No. 1 Milos Raonic beat Fabio Fognini 6-4 7-6 (7-4) 7-5.
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