The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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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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The fastest red card in football/soccer history was 2 seconds when Lee Todd was sent off for foul language after he exclaimed "f**k me, that was loud" after the starting whistle.
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Three consective strikes in bowling is called a turkey.
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There is a growing sport in Berlin and London called Chess Boxing. Players alternate between a round of chess and a round of boxing until one is declared winner either by checkmate, KO, or technical stoppage.
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Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
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Left-handed people are better at sports that require good spatial judgment and fast reaction, compared to right-handed individuals.
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