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    The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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    The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches.
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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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    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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    Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
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    At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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    A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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