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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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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In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
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Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
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