In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
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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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Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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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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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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