A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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Boxer Wladimir Klitshko auctioned his Olympic gold medal to raise money for underprivileged Ukrainian children. He raised $1,000,000. The buyer immediately returned the medal to Wladimir as he wanted it to remain in the Klitschko family.
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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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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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From a complete stop, a human is capable of outrunning a Formula One Racecar for about 30 feet!
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Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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