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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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    Kobe Bryant was named after a steak.
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    There is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “highest court in the land.”
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    The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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    All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
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    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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    Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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    Longest Marathon Time
    Longest Marathon Time
    At the 1912 Olympics, a marathon runner quit and went home to Japan without telling officials and was considered a missing person in Sweden for 50 years. In 1966, he was invited to complete the marathon. His time: 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 5 hours, 32 minutes and 20.379 seconds.
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