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    Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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    Three consective strikes in bowling is called a turkey.
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    The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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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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    Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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    There is a sport called Banzai Skydiving. You throw the parachute out of the airplane first and then jump after it.
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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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    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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