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    No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.
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    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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    The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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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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    Pittsburgh is the only city where all major sports teams have the same colors: Black and gold.
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    Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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    Three consective strikes in bowling is called a turkey.
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