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    Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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    From a complete stop, a human is capable of outrunning a Formula One Racecar for about 30 feet!
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    A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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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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    People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
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    The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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    Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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