The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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Kobe Bryant was named after a steak.
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At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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At 120 miles per hour, a Formula One car generates so much downforce that it can drive upside down on the roof of a tunnel.
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Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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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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