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    Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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    Pittsburgh is the only city where all major sports teams have the same colors: Black and gold.
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    All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
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    Lars Andersen has rediscovered an ancient form of archery that allows him to shoot 10 arrows in 4.9 seconds, while it takes others 13-35 seconds. He is even faster than the fictional archer Legolas in the Lord of the Rings series.
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    During WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles.
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    The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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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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