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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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    When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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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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    Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
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    The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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    The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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    Lars Andersen has rediscovered an ancient form of archery that allows him to shoot 10 arrows in 4.9 seconds, while it takes others 13-35 seconds. He is even faster than the fictional archer Legolas in the Lord of the Rings series.
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    Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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