At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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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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During WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles.
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The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
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Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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Left-handed people are better at sports that require good spatial judgment and fast reaction, compared to right-handed individuals.
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