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    Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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    Yao Ming's Father Was the Tallest Man in China, Mother Was Tallest Female Basketball Player
    The Chinese government "encouraged" the country's tallest female basketball player to marry the country's tallest man. Their child was Yao Ming.
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    So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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    The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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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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    The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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    A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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    All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
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