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    In 2011, two men paraglided from the summit of Mt. Everest, arriving at a village in 42 minutes and avoiding the dangerous conventional 3 day descent.
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    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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    At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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    There is a sport called Banzai Skydiving. You throw the parachute out of the airplane first and then jump after it.
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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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    Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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    The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches.
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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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