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    The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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    Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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    Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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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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    The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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    The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!
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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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    Hockey player Jarome Iginla donates $2,000 to the children’s charity Kidsport for every goal he scores. Since 2000 it has added up to more than $700,000.
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