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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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    So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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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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    From a complete stop, a human is capable of outrunning a Formula One Racecar for about 30 feet!
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    Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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    Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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    Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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