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    At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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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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    No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.
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    All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
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    There is a sport called Banzai Skydiving. You throw the parachute out of the airplane first and then jump after it.
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    Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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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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    The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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