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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In 1998, Serena and Venus Williams said they could beat any man ranked 200 or worse in a game of tennis. Karsten Braasch, ranked 203, accepted the challenge and easily beat them, 6-1, 6-2.
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The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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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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Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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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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