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    At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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    There is a growing sport in Berlin and London called Chess Boxing. Players alternate between a round of chess and a round of boxing until one is declared winner either by checkmate, KO, or technical stoppage.
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    Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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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 household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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    Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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    The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches.
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    Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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