The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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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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Three consective strikes in bowling is called a turkey.
30
Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
60
Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
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Pittsburgh is the only city where all major sports teams have the same colors: Black and gold.
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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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