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    People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
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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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    A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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    Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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    The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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    Three consective strikes in bowling is called a turkey.
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    There is a growing sport in Berlin and London called Chess Boxing. Players alternate between a round of chess and a round of boxing until one is declared winner either by checkmate, KO, or technical stoppage.
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