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    The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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    Boxer Wladimir Klitshko auctioned his Olympic gold medal to raise money for underprivileged Ukrainian children. He raised $1,000,000. The buyer immediately returned the medal to Wladimir as he wanted it to remain in the Klitschko family.
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    The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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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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    Maryland's State Sport
    Maryland's State Sport
    The state sport of Maryland is Jousting.
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    Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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    When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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    A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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