Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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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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A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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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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The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!
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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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