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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So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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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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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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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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During WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles.
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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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