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    A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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    Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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    Three consective strikes in bowling is called a turkey.
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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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    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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    When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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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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    Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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