The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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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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Three consective strikes in bowling is called a turkey.
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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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The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!
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A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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