The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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Kobe Bryant was named after a steak.
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Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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In 2011, two men paraglided from the summit of Mt. Everest, arriving at a village in 42 minutes and avoiding the dangerous conventional 3 day descent.
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No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.
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All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
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