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    Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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    Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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    Yao Ming's Father Was the Tallest Man in China, Mother Was Tallest Female Basketball Player
    The Chinese government "encouraged" the country's tallest female basketball player to marry the country's tallest man. Their child was Yao Ming.
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    Three consective strikes in bowling is called a turkey.
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    The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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    All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
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    Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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    Boxer Wladimir Klitshko auctioned his Olympic gold medal to raise money for underprivileged Ukrainian children. He raised $1,000,000. The buyer immediately returned the medal to Wladimir as he wanted it to remain in the Klitschko family.
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