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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During WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles.
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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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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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Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.
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