The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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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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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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Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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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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Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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