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    Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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    In 2011, two men paraglided from the summit of Mt. Everest, arriving at a village in 42 minutes and avoiding the dangerous conventional 3 day descent.
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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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    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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    Pittsburgh is the only city where all major sports teams have the same colors: Black and gold.
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    Three consective strikes in bowling is called a turkey.
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    Left-handed people are better at sports that require good spatial judgment and fast reaction, compared to right-handed individuals.
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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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