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    Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
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    Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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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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    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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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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    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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    Kobe Bryant was named after a steak.
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    Maryland's State Sport
    Maryland's State Sport
    The state sport of Maryland is Jousting.
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