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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At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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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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Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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