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    Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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    In 2011, two men paraglided from the summit of Mt. Everest, arriving at a village in 42 minutes and avoiding the dangerous conventional 3 day descent.
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    Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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    Three consective strikes in bowling is called a turkey.
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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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    No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.
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    Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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