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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It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
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People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
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Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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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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In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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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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