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    At 120 miles per hour, a Formula One car generates so much downforce that it can drive upside down on the roof of a tunnel.
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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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    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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    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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    The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches.
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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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    Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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