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1. Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.

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2. The first baseball caps were made of straw.

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3. So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.

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4. Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.

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5. The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!

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1. Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.

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2. When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.

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3. Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.

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4. Three consective strikes in bowling is called a turkey.

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5. The state sport of Maryland is Jousting.

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6. The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.

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7. The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.

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8. The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!

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9. The first baseball caps were made of straw.

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10. The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches.

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11. The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!

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12. So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.

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13. Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.

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14. Pittsburgh is the only city where all major sports teams have the same colors: Black and gold.

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15. People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.

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16. No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.

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17. Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.

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18. Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.

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19. It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.

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20. In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.

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21. From a complete stop, a human is capable of outrunning a Formula One Racecar for about 30 feet!

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22. Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.

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23. During WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles.

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24. Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!

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25. Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.

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26. Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.

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27. At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!

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28. At 120 miles per hour, a Formula One car generates so much downforce that it can drive upside down on the roof of a tunnel.

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29. All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!

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30. A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.

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31. The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.

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32. Left-handed people are better at sports that require good spatial judgment and fast reaction, compared to right-handed individuals.

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