The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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In 1998, Serena and Venus Williams said they could beat any man ranked 200 or worse in a game of tennis. Karsten Braasch, ranked 203, accepted the challenge and easily beat them, 6-1, 6-2.
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Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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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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There is a sport called Banzai Skydiving. You throw the parachute out of the airplane first and then jump after it.
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Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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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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At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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