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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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    The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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    Left-handed people are better at sports that require good spatial judgment and fast reaction, compared to right-handed individuals.
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    The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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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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    In 1998, Serena and Venus Williams said they could beat any man ranked 200 or worse in a game of tennis. Karsten Braasch, ranked 203, accepted the challenge and easily beat them, 6-1, 6-2.
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    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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    So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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