No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.
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Hockey player Jarome Iginla donates $2,000 to the children’s charity Kidsport for every goal he scores. Since 2000 it has added up to more than $700,000.
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The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches.
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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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The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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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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At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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