At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!
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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 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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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 Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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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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It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
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