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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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    Yale vs Harvard Fans
    Yale vs Harvard Fans
    In the 2004 Harvard-Yale game, Yale students tricked thousands of Harvard fans into holding up cards that together spelled out "WE SUCK."
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    The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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    The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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    Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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    Lars Andersen has rediscovered an ancient form of archery that allows him to shoot 10 arrows in 4.9 seconds, while it takes others 13-35 seconds. He is even faster than the fictional archer Legolas in the Lord of the Rings series.
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    The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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    The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!
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