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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Left-handed people are better at sports that require good spatial judgment and fast reaction, compared to right-handed individuals.
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A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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Hockey player Jarome Iginla donates $2,000 to the children’s charity Kidsport for every goal he scores. Since 2000 it has added up to more than $700,000.
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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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It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
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Pittsburgh is the only city where all major sports teams have the same colors: Black and gold.
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