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Did a Toronto Bar Cheer at Kevin Durant’s Injury? Some fans really did cheer when Durant got injured, but this reaction video is digitally...

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Were the Cleveland Indians Named To Honor Baseball’s First Native American Player? Louis Sockalexis was believed to be the first acknowledged Native American to play in the...

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Was Brazilian Footballer Arrested for Attempted Murder After Allegedly Kicking Referee in Head? "He punched me in the face, I fell to the ground, got kicked, and passed...

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Did Simone Biles Say She Should Have ‘Quit Way Before Tokyo’? The Olympic gymnast also spoke about the toll of the sexual abuse she experienced at...

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Did Guinness World Records Pronounce Zion Clark the Fastest Man with No Legs? The entrepreneur attempted the fastest 20-meter “walking on hands” at his former high school gym.

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Did Emma Raducanu Trademark Her Own Name Hours After US Open Win? The English tennis player emerged as one of the most exciting young athletes in the...

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Did Artist Draw Soccer Stars Ronaldo and Messi at Same Time? Who needs a computer printer when you've got DP Trương's talent?

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Yes, Tennis Player Grigor Dimitrov Helped an Ailing Ball Kid The incident occurred during near-100-degree temperatures.

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Was Emma Raducanu’s Goal at US Open to Win Money to Replace Lost AirPods? The tennis player ended up winning the title and $2.5 million.

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Did Queen Elizabeth II Ask Cristiano Ronaldo to Sign Jerseys? Is Manchester United even Queen Elizabeth's favorite football team?

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The claim is that the Grateful Dead funded Lithuania's basketball team at the 1992 Olympics and provided the players with tie-dyed jerseys.

Did the Grateful Dead Fund Lithuania’s Olympic Basketball Team? Just keep dribblin' on.

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What Does the ‘Para’ In ‘Paralympics’ Stand For? If your guesses are "paraplegic" or "paralysis" — try again.

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