Sports Facts

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    There are 40 Sports Facts!

    No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.
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    People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
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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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    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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    From a complete stop, a human is capable of outrunning a Formula One Racecar for about 30 feet!
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    Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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    In 2011, two men paraglided from the summit of Mt. Everest, arriving at a village in 42 minutes and avoiding the dangerous conventional 3 day descent.
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