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    Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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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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    Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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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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    Maryland's State Sport
    Maryland's State Sport
    The state sport of Maryland is Jousting.
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    All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
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    In 2011, two men paraglided from the summit of Mt. Everest, arriving at a village in 42 minutes and avoiding the dangerous conventional 3 day descent.
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    The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!
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