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    The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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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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    So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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    Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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    The fastest red card in football/soccer history was 2 seconds when Lee Todd was sent off for foul language after he exclaimed "f**k me, that was loud" after the starting whistle.
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    At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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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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