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    Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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    When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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    The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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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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    Yale vs Harvard Fans
    Yale vs Harvard Fans
    In the 2004 Harvard-Yale game, Yale students tricked thousands of Harvard fans into holding up cards that together spelled out "WE SUCK."
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    Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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    No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.
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