Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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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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The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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There is a growing sport in Berlin and London called Chess Boxing. Players alternate between a round of chess and a round of boxing until one is declared winner either by checkmate, KO, or technical stoppage.
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At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
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