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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In England, there's a phenomenon called the "half-time kettle effect" where power use surges at half-time during England's matches in the World Cup as everyone turns on their tea kettles at the same time.
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Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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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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The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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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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