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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Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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There is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “highest court in the land.”
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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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Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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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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The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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