Kobe Bryant was named after a steak.
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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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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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People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
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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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The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches.
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