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    There is a sport called Banzai Skydiving. You throw the parachute out of the airplane first and then jump after it.
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    So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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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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    Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
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    Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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    During WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles.
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    Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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    Pittsburgh is the only city where all major sports teams have the same colors: Black and gold.
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