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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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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Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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At 120 miles per hour, a Formula One car generates so much downforce that it can drive upside down on the roof of a tunnel.
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The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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