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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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    The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!
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    It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
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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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    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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    A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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    Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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