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    Kobe Bryant was named after a steak.
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    Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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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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    Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
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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 household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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    There is a growing sport in Berlin and London called Chess Boxing. Players alternate between a round of chess and a round of boxing until one is declared winner either by checkmate, KO, or technical stoppage.
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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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