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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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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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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Three consective strikes in bowling is called a turkey.
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The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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