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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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    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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    Maryland's State Sport
    Maryland's State Sport
    The state sport of Maryland is Jousting.
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    The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!
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    Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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    Three consective strikes in bowling is called a turkey.
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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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    Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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