No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.
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The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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There is a growing sport in Berlin and London called Chess Boxing. Players alternate between a round of chess and a round of boxing until one is declared winner either by checkmate, KO, or technical stoppage.
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Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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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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The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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