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Matterhorn bobsleds hide a secret basketball hoop

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Mountaineering meets casual pickup games in Anaheim. Inside the hollow upper third of the massive artificial mountain, employees set up a small basketball backboard. It was installed strictly as a break area for the climbers who scale the outside of the peak, proving that even magical kingdoms have extremely boring break rooms.

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