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    Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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    Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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    The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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    Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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    A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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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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    When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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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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