The Deadliest Sports on Earth: Ranked

Boxing

You are going to get punched in the face, over and over, every single day you decide to box. Literally—part of the game is accepting blows to the head. So, it makes sense that boxing ended up on this list. 

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The More You Know

  • The word "muscle" comes from a Latin term meaning "little mouse."
  • The odds of getting a royal flush are exactly 1 in 649,740.
  • Commercial flights were allowed to fly any course to their destination and would often detour over points of interest. This ended in 1956 when two planes crashed mid-flight over the Grand Canyon.
  • You spend about 10% of the time you're awake blinking.
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