The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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Left-handed people are better at sports that require good spatial judgment and fast reaction, compared to right-handed individuals.
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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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The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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