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    At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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    Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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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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    Pittsburgh is the only city where all major sports teams have the same colors: Black and gold.
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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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    Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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    The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches.
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