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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Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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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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Pittsburgh is the only city where all major sports teams have the same colors: Black and gold.
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Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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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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During WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles.
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