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    Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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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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    In 1998, Serena and Venus Williams said they could beat any man ranked 200 or worse in a game of tennis. Karsten Braasch, ranked 203, accepted the challenge and easily beat them, 6-1, 6-2.
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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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    Left-handed people are better at sports that require good spatial judgment and fast reaction, compared to right-handed individuals.
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    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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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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    The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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