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    The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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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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    Kobe Bryant was named after a steak.
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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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    Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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    Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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    So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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