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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A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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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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The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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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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The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches.
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