The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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From a complete stop, a human is capable of outrunning a Formula One Racecar for about 30 feet!
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Pittsburgh is the only city where all major sports teams have the same colors: Black and gold.
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In England, there's a phenomenon called the "half-time kettle effect" where power use surges at half-time during England's matches in the World Cup as everyone turns on their tea kettles at the same time.
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In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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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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