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10 de abril de 2025
The first Winter Olympics were held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. However, it was originally meant to be just a series of snow sports, not the global extravaganza it is today. So, in a way, it all started with a bunch of snowballs and skis!
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9 de abril de 2025
The first sports video game was Pong, created in 1972. It was a digital version of table tennis, and if you ever played it, youd know how “retro” the graphics were. It was the start of a very exciting sports video game empire.
8 de abril de 2025
In India, a Guinness World Record was set when 35,000 people participated in a yoga class all at once. Talk about stretching your limits! The class was held on a gigantic field and looked like a sea of calm, flexible people.
7 de abril de 2025
Serena Williams holds the record for most Grand Slam singles titles by any player in the Open Era. Her opponents often feel like they are chasing a moving target. She’s a tennis machine!
Elephants are the only mammals that can’t jump. This is due to their heavy weight and unique limb structure, which doesn’t allow for the same flexibility as other animals. Still, they can make an impression in other ways!
6 de abril de 2025
The oldest professional athlete ever was Athletes of the NBA: Satchel Paige who, at the age of 59, played in a major league baseball game. Satchel is known for playing in the big leagues longer than many players play with a stick!
5 de abril de 2025
In 2019, an astronaut named Chris Hadfield kicked a football around on the International Space Station. It wasn’t quite a touchdown, but it was the first ever space football. If you’re going to play the game in zero gravity, you might as well go all out!
4 de abril de 2025
The longest goal in football history was scored from 105 yards (320 feet). The goalkeeper kicked it downfield, and a lucky bounce helped it sail into the net at the other end. It’s the ultimate “long shot” in football, literally!
3 de abril de 2025
The worlds fastest Formula 1 car can go from 0 to 60 mph in under 2 seconds. That’s quicker than most of us can blink. If F1 cars had a motto, it would probably be, Blink and you miss it!
2 de abril de 2025
The largest golf ball is an enormous structure in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida. This giant ball is a replica of a traditional golf ball and is so large you could probably fit a few dozen golfers inside it. Imagine teeing off from there!
Despite the popular myth, goldfish actually have a memory span of up to 5 months! So, they’ll remember their owners for quite a while, and definitely wont forget where they were fed.
1 de abril de 2025
In tennis, achieving a Grand Slam means winning the four major tournaments—Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and U.S. Open—all in one year. Its a feat so rare, it’s like getting a full set of collectors cards in one go.
31 de março de 2025
The Tour de France is the worlds largest annual sporting event, attracting millions of fans. Imagine riding a bike for three weeks straight and passing through mountains, fields, and cities with tens of thousands of people cheering. Its basically the Olympics on wheels!
30 de março de 2025
The fastest speed ever recorded on a motorcycle is 376 mph (604 km/h)—faster than a commercial airplane on takeoff! If youre wondering how, the rider was on a streamlined vehicle built for speed, not comfort. Now that’s what we call riding the edge!
29 de março de 2025
The longest tennis match ever played was in 2010, lasting a whopping 11 hours and 5 minutes. Thats longer than some relationships! John Isner and Nicolas Mahut fought it out in Wimbledon, making history and leaving spectators thinking, When will this end?
28 de março de 2025
The shortest player ever to play in the NFL is Trindon Holliday, who stands at just 55. But dont let his size fool you—hes faster than most of us can run, and hed probably leave us in the dust before we could even blink!
The largest pizza ever made was 1261.65 square meters, or about the size of 2 football fields! The pizza was named Ottavia and was made in Rome in 2012. It took a lot of effort, and a lot of cheese, to make it!
27 de março de 2025
Ever wondered how the rugby scrum came to be? In 1877, players simply started pushing each other for the ball until it became an official part of the game. It’s basically the ultimate group hug—but with more action.
26 de março de 2025
A man named Steve Edwards ran a marathon while wearing a full business suit—complete with a tie and dress shoes—and finished in just under 3 hours! If you ever wanted proof that work attire isnt a barrier to success, here it is.
25 de março de 2025
A cricket bat made from a single piece of wood once sold for over $60,000 at an auction. I guess someone really likes cricket, or they were just after a piece of bat-tery gold!
24 de março de 2025
A perfect game in baseball is so rare that only 23 have been achieved in Major League history. Its when a pitcher manages to retire every single batter he faces, without a single one reaching base. Not even a walk! If you want to see a perfect game, it’s not just rare—it’s practically a unicorn […]
23 de março de 2025
Michael Phelps isnt just a swimmer; hes a fish with a record of 23 Olympic gold medals. If you lined up all his gold medals, they would weigh more than the average cat. Thats a lot of gold for someone who probably only needed a towel!
Rats can laugh, but it’s inaudible to human ears! They emit high-frequency sounds when they’re tickled. So next time you see a rat, just know that it could be giggling at you for no reason.
22 de março de 2025
Basketballs first-ever game wasn’t played in a fancy gym or stadium but in a YMCA basement using a soccer ball and two peach baskets. We can only imagine how the first shot looked—was it a swish or a miss? Regardless, the sport has come a long way since that humble start.