At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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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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The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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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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Kobe Bryant was named after a steak.
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Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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Left-handed people are better at sports that require good spatial judgment and fast reaction, compared to right-handed individuals.
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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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