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    When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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    The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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    Longest Marathon Time
    Longest Marathon Time
    At the 1912 Olympics, a marathon runner quit and went home to Japan without telling officials and was considered a missing person in Sweden for 50 years. In 1966, he was invited to complete the marathon. His time: 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 5 hours, 32 minutes and 20.379 seconds.
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    At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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    Three consective strikes in bowling is called a turkey.
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    Maryland's State Sport
    Maryland's State Sport
    The state sport of Maryland is Jousting.
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    Kobe Bryant was named after a steak.
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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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