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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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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At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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