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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Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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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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It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
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When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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