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    Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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    At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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    The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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    The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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    No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.
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    So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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    Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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