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    The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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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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    Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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    Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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    At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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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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    Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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    When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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