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    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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    The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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    Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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    The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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    At 120 miles per hour, a Formula One car generates so much downforce that it can drive upside down on the roof of a tunnel.
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    Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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    The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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    Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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