Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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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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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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There is a sport called Banzai Skydiving. You throw the parachute out of the airplane first and then jump after it.
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In 2011, two men paraglided from the summit of Mt. Everest, arriving at a village in 42 minutes and avoiding the dangerous conventional 3 day descent.
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The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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