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- ↑ Harvard Gazette (August 12, 2005), "Juggling in Afghanistan"
- ↑ The Asia Foundation (November, 2018), "Zach Warren profile"
- ↑ Book of Alternative Records (April, 2006) "Unicycling, One mile whilst juggling 3 balls" "
- ↑ Book of Alternative Records (April, 2006) "Fastest mile on a unicycle""
- ↑ "Alumni," Earlham College.
- ↑ Academia.edu "Zach Warren"
- ↑ Georgetown Department of Psychology (February 6, 2016) "Zachary Warren"
- ↑ Boston Globe (April 18, 2006) "Record setter Warren had a ball with this one"
- ↑ Book of Alternative Records (2006) "Marathon Joggling"
- ↑ New York Times "Review: Breaking and Entering"