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    The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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    When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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    Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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    Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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    The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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    Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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    So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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