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July 27, 2009
3,000 Pairs of sneakers the Pistons' Charlie Villanueva will donate to children in the Dominican Republic, after losing a bet with the Raptors' Chris Bosh to see who could reach 50,000 Twitter followers first.
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July 27, 2009

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3,000
Pairs of sneakers the Pistons' Charlie Villanueva will donate to children in the Dominican Republic, after losing a bet with the Raptors' Chris Bosh to see who could reach 50,000 Twitter followers first.

1.7 million
Twitter followers for Shaquille O'Neal, the most popular athlete on the site.

17
Age of Zac Sunderland of Thousand Oaks, Calif., the youngest sailor to make a solo trip around the world.

397
Days it took Sunderland to complete his 28,000-mile trip; he departed Marina del Rey, Calif., on June 14, 2008, and returned last Thursday.

658
Games it took the Phillies' Ryan Howard to reach 200 home runs, beating Ralph Kiner's record of 706.

81
Age of Hershel McGriff, who on Sunday became the oldest driver to compete in a NASCAR-sanctioned event, the Camping World West Series race in Portland.

13th
Finish for McGriff, who raced on NASCAR's top circuit from 1950 through '93 and had four wins in 85 starts.

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