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    Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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    A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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    Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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    Hockey player Jarome Iginla donates $2,000 to the children’s charity Kidsport for every goal he scores. Since 2000 it has added up to more than $700,000.
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    No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.
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    At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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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 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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