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    So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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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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    There is a growing sport in Berlin and London called Chess Boxing. Players alternate between a round of chess and a round of boxing until one is declared winner either by checkmate, KO, or technical stoppage.
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    Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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    The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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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 household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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    People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
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