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During the 1950 final in Brazil, the stadium essentially ignored seating limits and packed an estimated 199,854 people into the stands. It remains the highest…
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Nothing says 'pinnacle of human athletic achievement' quite like aggressive power-walking. Introduced in the early 20th century, racewalking demands that…
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Running starts were apparently for cowards. Early Olympic athletes simply stood perfectly still next to a tall bar and violently hurled their bodies backward…
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Instead of traditional jousting gear, competitors in southern France stood on tiny platforms attached to rowboats, trying to violently poke each other into…
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Before organized player drafts were instituted, acquiring new athletes was an absolute free-market disaster. Wealthy teams would just casually outbid smaller…
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Catching a massive leather ball flying at ninety miles per hour with your unprotected palm requires a serious lack of common sense. Before the 1880s, baseball…
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