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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From a complete stop, a human is capable of outrunning a Formula One Racecar for about 30 feet!
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The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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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 fastest red card in football/soccer history was 2 seconds when Lee Todd was sent off for foul language after he exclaimed "f**k me, that was loud" after the starting whistle.
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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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