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Records, rules and the numbers behind them: the sports facts in the library, checked against the official accounts.
- Are boxing gloves more dangerous than bare fists?
Partly true. Gloves protect the hand and cut down on cuts, but the evidence that they leave the brain worse off rests on one medical report and a small modern study.
Fact check · 4 min read · 11 November 2026 - Olympic facts that sound made up, checked
Ten Olympic stories from the Fact Drop library, each read against the record that confirms it. A gymnast with a wooden leg, a marathon finished after 54 years, medals for pigeons and sculpture, and two details the sources put differently.
Roundup · 5 min read · 29 October 2026