In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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Kobe Bryant was named after a steak.
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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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During WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles.
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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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Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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