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    Maryland's State Sport
    Maryland's State Sport
    The state sport of Maryland is Jousting.
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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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    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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    The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches.
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    The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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    When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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    The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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    At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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