The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches.
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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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The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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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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The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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