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    A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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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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    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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    Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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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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    No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.
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    In 1998, Serena and Venus Williams said they could beat any man ranked 200 or worse in a game of tennis. Karsten Braasch, ranked 203, accepted the challenge and easily beat them, 6-1, 6-2.
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    Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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