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    Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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    Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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    Boxer Wladimir Klitshko auctioned his Olympic gold medal to raise money for underprivileged Ukrainian children. He raised $1,000,000. The buyer immediately returned the medal to Wladimir as he wanted it to remain in the Klitschko family.
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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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    At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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    The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!
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    The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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