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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Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
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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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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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Boxer Wladimir Klitshko auctioned his Olympic gold medal to raise money for underprivileged Ukrainian children. He raised $1,000,000. The buyer immediately returned the medal to Wladimir as he wanted it to remain in the Klitschko family.
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