At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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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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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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The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches.
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The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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