Mythology lesson, Preakness style

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We’ve all had our fun with Kegasus, the half-man, half-horse, beer-chugging mascot of the Preakness Stakes Infieldfest this year. But here’s a fun (and by fun, we mean dorky) fact: the actual mythological creature Pegasus wasn’t half-man, half-horse. That’s a centaur. Oops!

Turns out the ad brains at Elevation Ltd. responsible for the controversial campaign actually do know the difference between a pegasus (the winged horse) and a centaur.

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