There is a growing sport in Berlin and London called Chess Boxing. Players alternate between a round of chess and a round of boxing until one is declared winner either by checkmate, KO, or technical stoppage.
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Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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Three consective strikes in bowling is called a turkey.
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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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People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
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There is a sport called Banzai Skydiving. You throw the parachute out of the airplane first and then jump after it.
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The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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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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