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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Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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There is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “highest court in the land.”
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Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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