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    Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
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    All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
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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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    Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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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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    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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    Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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    The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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