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    At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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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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    The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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    A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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    Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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    From a complete stop, a human is capable of outrunning a Formula One Racecar for about 30 feet!
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    The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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