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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The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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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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The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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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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Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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