When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.
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So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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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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Lars Andersen has rediscovered an ancient form of archery that allows him to shoot 10 arrows in 4.9 seconds, while it takes others 13-35 seconds. He is even faster than the fictional archer Legolas in the Lord of the Rings series.
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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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