The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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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 household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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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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Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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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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