Pittsburgh is the only city where all major sports teams have the same colors: Black and gold.
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Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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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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Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
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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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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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The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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Kobe Bryant was named after a steak.
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