At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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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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Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
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The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches.
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Boxer Wladimir Klitshko auctioned his Olympic gold medal to raise money for underprivileged Ukrainian children. He raised $1,000,000. The buyer immediately returned the medal to Wladimir as he wanted it to remain in the Klitschko family.
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