Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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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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The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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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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The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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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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