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    The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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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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    No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.
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    Left-handed people are better at sports that require good spatial judgment and fast reaction, compared to right-handed individuals.
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    Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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    Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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    Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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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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