When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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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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Hockey player Jarome Iginla donates $2,000 to the children’s charity Kidsport for every goal he scores. Since 2000 it has added up to more than $700,000.
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Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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