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    The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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    The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!
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    During WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles.
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    The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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    Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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    All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
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