Left-handed people are better at sports that require good spatial judgment and fast reaction, compared to right-handed individuals.
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The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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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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There is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “highest court in the land.”
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The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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Kobe Bryant was named after a steak.
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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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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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