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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From a complete stop, a human is capable of outrunning a Formula One Racecar for about 30 feet!
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The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
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The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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Pittsburgh is the only city where all major sports teams have the same colors: Black and gold.
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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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