The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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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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Kobe Bryant was named after a steak.
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At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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From a complete stop, a human is capable of outrunning a Formula One Racecar for about 30 feet!
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Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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