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    Three consective strikes in bowling is called a turkey.
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    Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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    The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!
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    Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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    The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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    Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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    Longest Marathon Time
    Longest Marathon Time
    At the 1912 Olympics, a marathon runner quit and went home to Japan without telling officials and was considered a missing person in Sweden for 50 years. In 1966, he was invited to complete the marathon. His time: 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 5 hours, 32 minutes and 20.379 seconds.
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    The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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