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    The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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    From a complete stop, a human is capable of outrunning a Formula One Racecar for about 30 feet!
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    Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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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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    Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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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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    Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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