U.S. daily travel averages 11 billion miles a day â almost 40 miles per person per day How Many Trips We Take in a Year Americans take 411 billion daily trips a year or about 1,500 trips per person U.S. daily travel totals about 4 trillion miles â 14,500 miles per person
Wrestling originated in ancient Greece where it was used to train soldiers and as everyday exercise.mateur wrestling continued throughout the Middle Ages in England, France and Japan. European settlers in America practiced wrestling, as did Native Americans. The first national championships for wrestling in the United States were held in 1888, and continued through the early 1900s.
Sumo Wrestling Â» Sumo Wrestling History History of Sumo Wrestling. This is from Grand Sumo: The Living Sport and Tradition by Lora Sharnoff. I've made some small changes to shorten the text, but nothing which alters the content. - D. Origins and ancient sumo The earliest written mention of sumo is found in the Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters), a book from the year 712, which is the oldest extant example of Japanese writing. The Kojiki relates a legend about how possession of the Japanese islands was determined by a sumo match.