Boxer Wladimir Klitshko auctioned his Olympic gold medal to raise money for underprivileged Ukrainian children. He raised $1,000,000. The buyer immediately returned the medal to Wladimir as he wanted it to remain in the Klitschko family.
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There is a sport called Banzai Skydiving. You throw the parachute out of the airplane first and then jump after it.
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The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
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