A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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Lars Andersen has rediscovered an ancient form of archery that allows him to shoot 10 arrows in 4.9 seconds, while it takes others 13-35 seconds. He is even faster than the fictional archer Legolas in the Lord of the Rings series.
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At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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Boxer Wladimir Klitshko auctioned his Olympic gold medal to raise money for underprivileged Ukrainian children. He raised $1,000,000. The buyer immediately returned the medal to Wladimir as he wanted it to remain in the Klitschko family.
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The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!
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The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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