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    The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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    Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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    All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
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    The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches.
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    Yao Ming's Father Was the Tallest Man in China, Mother Was Tallest Female Basketball Player
    The Chinese government "encouraged" the country's tallest female basketball player to marry the country's tallest man. Their child was Yao Ming.
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    The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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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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    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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