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    There is a growing sport in Berlin and London called Chess Boxing. Players alternate between a round of chess and a round of boxing until one is declared winner either by checkmate, KO, or technical stoppage.
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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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    Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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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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    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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    It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
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    The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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    The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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