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    Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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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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    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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    The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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    Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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    Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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    Lars Andersen has rediscovered an ancient form of archery that allows him to shoot 10 arrows in 4.9 seconds, while it takes others 13-35 seconds. He is even faster than the fictional archer Legolas in the Lord of the Rings series.
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