Sports Facts

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    There are 40 Sports Facts!

    No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.
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    At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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    When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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    The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!
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    Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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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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    Pittsburgh is the only city where all major sports teams have the same colors: Black and gold.
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    In England, there's a phenomenon called the "half-time kettle effect" where power use surges at half-time during England's matches in the World Cup as everyone turns on their tea kettles at the same time.
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