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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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    Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
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    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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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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    Maryland's State Sport
    Maryland's State Sport
    The state sport of Maryland is Jousting.
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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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