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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Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.
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Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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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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At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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