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The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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Three consective strikes in bowling is called a turkey.
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At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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Kobe Bryant was named after a steak.
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There is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “highest court in the land.”
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There is a sport called Banzai Skydiving. You throw the parachute out of the airplane first and then jump after it.
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Lars Andersen has rediscovered an ancient form of archery that allows him to shoot 10 arrows in 4.9 seconds, while it takes others 13-35 seconds. He is even faster than the fictional archer Legolas in the Lord of the Rings series.
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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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Hockey player Jarome Iginla donates $2,000 to the children’s charity Kidsport for every goal he scores. Since 2000 it has added up to more than $700,000.
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