At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
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So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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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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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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