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    The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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    Three consective strikes in bowling is called a turkey.
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    Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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    The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!
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    The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches.
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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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    From a complete stop, a human is capable of outrunning a Formula One Racecar for about 30 feet!
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