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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Kobe Bryant was named after a steak.
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The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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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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Three consective strikes in bowling is called a turkey.
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The fastest red card in football/soccer history was 2 seconds when Lee Todd was sent off for foul language after he exclaimed "f**k me, that was loud" after the starting whistle.
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Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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