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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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    It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
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    Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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    The fastest red card in football/soccer history was 2 seconds when Lee Todd was sent off for foul language after he exclaimed "f**k me, that was loud" after the starting whistle.
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    Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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    When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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    The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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    A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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