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    Hockey player Jarome Iginla donates $2,000 to the children’s charity Kidsport for every goal he scores. Since 2000 it has added up to more than $700,000.
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    All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
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    Yao Ming's Father Was the Tallest Man in China, Mother Was Tallest Female Basketball Player
    The Chinese government "encouraged" the country's tallest female basketball player to marry the country's tallest man. Their child was Yao Ming.
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    The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches.
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    No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.
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    It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
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    The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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    There is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “highest court in the land.”
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