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    The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!
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    All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
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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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    Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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    Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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    A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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    So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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    Lars Andersen has rediscovered an ancient form of archery that allows him to shoot 10 arrows in 4.9 seconds, while it takes others 13-35 seconds. He is even faster than the fictional archer Legolas in the Lord of the Rings series.
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