Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
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Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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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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The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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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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