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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It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
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Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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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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Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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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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