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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At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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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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Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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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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It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
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