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    When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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    The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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    The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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    Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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    Longest Marathon Time
    Longest Marathon Time
    At the 1912 Olympics, a marathon runner quit and went home to Japan without telling officials and was considered a missing person in Sweden for 50 years. In 1966, he was invited to complete the marathon. His time: 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 5 hours, 32 minutes and 20.379 seconds.
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    People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
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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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    The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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