At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
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Pittsburgh is the only city where all major sports teams have the same colors: Black and gold.
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When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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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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Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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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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