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    There are 40 Sports Facts!

    A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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    The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!
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    Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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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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    Kobe Bryant was named after a steak.
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    Boxer Wladimir Klitshko auctioned his Olympic gold medal to raise money for underprivileged Ukrainian children. He raised $1,000,000. The buyer immediately returned the medal to Wladimir as he wanted it to remain in the Klitschko family.
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    Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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    The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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