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    The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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    The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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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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    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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    All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
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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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    When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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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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