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    Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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    The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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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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    Pittsburgh is the only city where all major sports teams have the same colors: Black and gold.
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    Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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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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