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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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    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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    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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    The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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    So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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