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    Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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    It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
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    The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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    Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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    The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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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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    At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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    Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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