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    Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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    Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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    Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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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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    Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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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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    So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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    When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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