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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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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It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
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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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The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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There is a growing sport in Berlin and London called Chess Boxing. Players alternate between a round of chess and a round of boxing until one is declared winner either by checkmate, KO, or technical stoppage.
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In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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