The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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Kobe Bryant was named after a steak.
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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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There is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “highest court in the land.”
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It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
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Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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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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