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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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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No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.
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The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches.
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Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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At 120 miles per hour, a Formula One car generates so much downforce that it can drive upside down on the roof of a tunnel.
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Kobe Bryant was named after a steak.
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A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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