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INTERESTING FACTS:
1) THE AVERAGE GOLF BALL HAS 336 DIMPLES 2) THERE ARE 18 MINUTES OF TOTAL ACTION IN A BASEBALL GAME 3) THE TWO GOLF BALLS ALAN SHEPHARD HIT ON THE MOON WITH A SIX-IRON (ONE THAT WENT INTO A CRATER ANOTHER THAT “SAILED FOR MILES AND MILES”) ARE STILL THERE 4) THE PHILIPPINES HAS COMPETED IN THE MOST SUMMER OLYMPICS (20) WITHOUT WINNING A GOLD MEDAL 5) BABE RUTH ONLY WON FOUR WORLD SERIES IN 15 SEASONS WITH THE NEW YORK YANKEES 6) YOGI BERRA WON 13 WORLD SERIES IN 18 SEASONS WITH THE YANKS 7) ONLY THREE MEN HAVE WON THE NCAA TITLE AS A COACH AND A PLAYER: JOE B. HALL, BOBBY KNIGHT AND DEAN SMITH 8) CHINA DID NOT WIN AN OLYMPIC MEDAL UNTIL 1984. AT THE 2008 BEIJING GAMES, THE CHINESE WON 100 MEDALS 9) THE MEN’S LONG JUMP WORLD RECORD HAS BEEN BROKEN ONCE SINCE 1969 10) ONLY 72 PLAYERS IN NBA HISTORY HAVE ATTEMPTED MORE FREE THROWS IN THEIR CAREERS THAN THE 5,317 SHAQUILLE O’NEAL MISSED 11) ROCKY III WAS NOMINATED FOR OUTSTANDING FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM AT THE JAPANESE ACADEMY AWARDS 12) FOUR PRESIDENTS HAVE BEEN ON THE COVER OF SPORTS ILLUSTRATED: JOHN F. KENNEDY, GERALD FORD, RONALD REAGAN (TWICE) AND BILL CLINTON 13) WHEELCHAIR TENNIS LEGEND ESTHER VERGEER RETIRED AFTER 470-STRAIGHT WINS AND FOUR PARALYMPIC GOLDS
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