A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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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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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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At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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