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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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    Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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    Longest Marathon Time
    Longest Marathon Time
    At the 1912 Olympics, a marathon runner quit and went home to Japan without telling officials and was considered a missing person in Sweden for 50 years. In 1966, he was invited to complete the marathon. His time: 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 5 hours, 32 minutes and 20.379 seconds.
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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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    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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    The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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    Maryland's State Sport
    Maryland's State Sport
    The state sport of Maryland is Jousting.
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