Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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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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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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The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!
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Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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