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    The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!
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    A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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    Hockey player Jarome Iginla donates $2,000 to the children’s charity Kidsport for every goal he scores. Since 2000 it has added up to more than $700,000.
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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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    Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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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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    Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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    Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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