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    A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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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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    In 1998, Serena and Venus Williams said they could beat any man ranked 200 or worse in a game of tennis. Karsten Braasch, ranked 203, accepted the challenge and easily beat them, 6-1, 6-2.
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    All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
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    The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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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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    Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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    People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
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