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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The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
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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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Pittsburgh is the only city where all major sports teams have the same colors: Black and gold.
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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 king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!
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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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