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    Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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    The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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    During WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles.
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    The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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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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    People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
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    The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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    So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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