The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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Hockey player Jarome Iginla donates $2,000 to the children’s charity Kidsport for every goal he scores. Since 2000 it has added up to more than $700,000.
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The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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The fastest red card in football/soccer history was 2 seconds when Lee Todd was sent off for foul language after he exclaimed "f**k me, that was loud" after the starting whistle.
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There is a sport called Banzai Skydiving. You throw the parachute out of the airplane first and then jump after it.
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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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Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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