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    The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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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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    Maryland's State Sport
    Maryland's State Sport
    The state sport of Maryland is Jousting.
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    No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.
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    A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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    The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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    So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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    It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
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