The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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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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So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.
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In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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The fastest red card in football/soccer history was 2 seconds when Lee Todd was sent off for foul language after he exclaimed "f**k me, that was loud" after the starting whistle.
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In England, there's a phenomenon called the "half-time kettle effect" where power use surges at half-time during England's matches in the World Cup as everyone turns on their tea kettles at the same time.
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