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    Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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    When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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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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    There is a growing sport in Berlin and London called Chess Boxing. Players alternate between a round of chess and a round of boxing until one is declared winner either by checkmate, KO, or technical stoppage.
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    The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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    Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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    Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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    The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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