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    Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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    When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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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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    During WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles.
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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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    The fastest red card in football/soccer history was 2 seconds when Lee Todd was sent off for foul language after he exclaimed "f**k me, that was loud" after the starting whistle.
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    The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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