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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Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
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