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    The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!
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    Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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    Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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    All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
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    Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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    Longest Marathon Time
    Longest Marathon Time
    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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