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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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    The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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    Maryland's State Sport
    Maryland's State Sport
    The state sport of Maryland is Jousting.
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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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    When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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    The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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    The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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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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