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    There are 40 Sports Facts!

    At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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    People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
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    The fastest red card in football/soccer history was 2 seconds when Lee Todd was sent off for foul language after he exclaimed "f**k me, that was loud" after the starting whistle.
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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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    The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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    All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
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    The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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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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