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    So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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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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    From a complete stop, a human is capable of outrunning a Formula One Racecar for about 30 feet!
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    In England, there's a phenomenon called the "half-time kettle effect" where power use surges at half-time during England's matches in the World Cup as everyone turns on their tea kettles at the same time.
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    Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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    When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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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 practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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