In 1998, Serena and Venus Williams said they could beat any man ranked 200 or worse in a game of tennis. Karsten Braasch, ranked 203, accepted the challenge and easily beat them, 6-1, 6-2.
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At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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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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