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    When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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    Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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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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    The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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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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    People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
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    The fastest red card in football/soccer history was 2 seconds when Lee Todd was sent off for foul language after he exclaimed "f**k me, that was loud" after the starting whistle.
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    Pittsburgh is the only city where all major sports teams have the same colors: Black and gold.
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