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    When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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    Maryland's State Sport
    Maryland's State Sport
    The state sport of Maryland is Jousting.
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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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    A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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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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    Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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    The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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    The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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