At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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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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Kobe Bryant was named after a steak.
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At 120 miles per hour, a Formula One car generates so much downforce that it can drive upside down on the roof of a tunnel.
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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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Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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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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