No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.
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Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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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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Lars Andersen has rediscovered an ancient form of archery that allows him to shoot 10 arrows in 4.9 seconds, while it takes others 13-35 seconds. He is even faster than the fictional archer Legolas in the Lord of the Rings series.
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Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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