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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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    The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!
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    During WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles.
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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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    Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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    Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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    Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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    The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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