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    Longest Marathon Time
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    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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    The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!
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    Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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    Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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    All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
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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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    The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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    Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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