In 1998, Serena and Venus Williams said they could beat any man ranked 200 or worse in a game of tennis. Karsten Braasch, ranked 203, accepted the challenge and easily beat them, 6-1, 6-2.
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When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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Kobe Bryant was named after a steak.
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At 120 miles per hour, a Formula One car generates so much downforce that it can drive upside down on the roof of a tunnel.
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A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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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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Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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