Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
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Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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In England, there's a phenomenon called the "half-time kettle effect" where power use surges at half-time during England's matches in the World Cup as everyone turns on their tea kettles at the same time.
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People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
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The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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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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In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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