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    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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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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    At 120 miles per hour, a Formula One car generates so much downforce that it can drive upside down on the roof of a tunnel.
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    Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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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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    People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
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    Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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