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    At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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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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    Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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    From a complete stop, a human is capable of outrunning a Formula One Racecar for about 30 feet!
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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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    All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
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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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    When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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