{"id":1378,"date":"2012-07-02T12:01:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-02T16:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/goodnews\/?p=1378"},"modified":"2012-07-02T12:01:00","modified_gmt":"2012-07-02T16:01:00","slug":"you-wont-believe-this-9-year-olds-ping-pong-tricks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/goodnews\/2012\/07\/you-wont-believe-this-9-year-olds-ping-pong-tricks.html","title":{"rendered":"You Won&#8217;t Believe This 9 Year-Old&#8217;s Ping Pong Tricks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Spicer is a 9-year with stunning hand-eye coordination. 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