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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Kobe Bryant was named after a steak.
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So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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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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Hockey player Jarome Iginla donates $2,000 to the children’s charity Kidsport for every goal he scores. Since 2000 it has added up to more than $700,000.
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