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    Three consective strikes in bowling is called a turkey.
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    A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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    Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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    At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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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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    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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    From a complete stop, a human is capable of outrunning a Formula One Racecar for about 30 feet!
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