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    Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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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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    Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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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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    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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    A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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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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    The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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