The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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In 2011, two men paraglided from the summit of Mt. Everest, arriving at a village in 42 minutes and avoiding the dangerous conventional 3 day descent.
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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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No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.
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It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
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