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    So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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    Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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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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    A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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    In 1998, Serena and Venus Williams said they could beat any man ranked 200 or worse in a game of tennis. Karsten Braasch, ranked 203, accepted the challenge and easily beat them, 6-1, 6-2.
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    Boxer Wladimir Klitshko auctioned his Olympic gold medal to raise money for underprivileged Ukrainian children. He raised $1,000,000. The buyer immediately returned the medal to Wladimir as he wanted it to remain in the Klitschko family.
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    Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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