The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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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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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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In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
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The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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