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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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    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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    There is a sport called Banzai Skydiving. You throw the parachute out of the airplane first and then jump after it.
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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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    There is a growing sport in Berlin and London called Chess Boxing. Players alternate between a round of chess and a round of boxing until one is declared winner either by checkmate, KO, or technical stoppage.
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    Kobe Bryant was named after a steak.
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    Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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    Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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