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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The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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During WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles.
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In 1998, Serena and Venus Williams said they could beat any man ranked 200 or worse in a game of tennis. Karsten Braasch, ranked 203, accepted the challenge and easily beat them, 6-1, 6-2.
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Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
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