Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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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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Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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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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Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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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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