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    Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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    The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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    The fastest red card in football/soccer history was 2 seconds when Lee Todd was sent off for foul language after he exclaimed "f**k me, that was loud" after the starting whistle.
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    When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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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 average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches.
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    At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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    Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
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