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A perfect 147 break is snooker's flawless maximum

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The scoreboard couldn't show Nadia Comaneci's perfect 10

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Cal Ripken Jr. played 2,632 straight games

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Edwin Moses won 122 races in a row over nearly a decade

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Jahangir Khan went 555 matches without losing

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Joe DiMaggio hit safely in 56 straight games

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3 Mar 1875

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The first organized indoor hockey game was played in Montreal

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8 Apr 1974

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Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's career home run record

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17 May 1875

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The first Kentucky Derby is run, and Aristides gallops into history

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19 Jun 1846

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The first organized baseball match under the Knickerbocker rules

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