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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Pittsburgh is the only city where all major sports teams have the same colors: Black and gold.
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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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Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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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 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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All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
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