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.
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Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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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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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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Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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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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There is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “highest court in the land.”
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