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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No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.
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Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
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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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Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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