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    At the 1912 Olympics, a marathon runner quit and went home to Japan without telling officials and was considered a missing person in Sweden for 50 years. In 1966, he was invited to complete the marathon. His time: 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 5 hours, 32 minutes and 20.379 seconds.
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    Boxer Wladimir Klitshko auctioned his Olympic gold medal to raise money for underprivileged Ukrainian children. He raised $1,000,000. The buyer immediately returned the medal to Wladimir as he wanted it to remain in the Klitschko family.
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    Kobe Bryant was named after a steak.
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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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    People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
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    Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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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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    All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
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