The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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Kobe Bryant was named after a steak.
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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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The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
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Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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