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    Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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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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    Boxer Wladimir Klitshko auctioned his Olympic gold medal to raise money for underprivileged Ukrainian children. He raised $1,000,000. The buyer immediately returned the medal to Wladimir as he wanted it to remain in the Klitschko family.
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    Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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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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    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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    Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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    Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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