When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
113
In 1998, Serena and Venus Williams said they could beat any man ranked 200 or worse in a game of tennis. Karsten Braasch, ranked 203, accepted the challenge and easily beat them, 6-1, 6-2.
16
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.
12
Three consective strikes in bowling is called a turkey.
30
It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
73
Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
36
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.
17
There is a sport called Banzai Skydiving. You throw the parachute out of the airplane first and then jump after it.
17