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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The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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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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The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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Three consective strikes in bowling is called a turkey.
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Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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