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    Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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    Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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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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    So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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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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    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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    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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