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    Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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    In 2011, two men paraglided from the summit of Mt. Everest, arriving at a village in 42 minutes and avoiding the dangerous conventional 3 day descent.
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    Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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    Pittsburgh is the only city where all major sports teams have the same colors: Black and gold.
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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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    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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    Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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    Hockey player Jarome Iginla donates $2,000 to the children’s charity Kidsport for every goal he scores. Since 2000 it has added up to more than $700,000.
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