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    The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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    Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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    People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
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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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    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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    When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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    The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!
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    Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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