In 2011, two men paraglided from the summit of Mt. Everest, arriving at a village in 42 minutes and avoiding the dangerous conventional 3 day descent.
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Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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Hockey player Jarome Iginla donates $2,000 to the children’s charity Kidsport for every goal he scores. Since 2000 it has added up to more than $700,000.
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There is a growing sport in Berlin and London called Chess Boxing. Players alternate between a round of chess and a round of boxing until one is declared winner either by checkmate, KO, or technical stoppage.
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In England, there's a phenomenon called the "half-time kettle effect" where power use surges at half-time during England's matches in the World Cup as everyone turns on their tea kettles at the same time.
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Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
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So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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