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    The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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    Three consective strikes in bowling is called a turkey.
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    Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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    No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.
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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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    People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
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    Lars Andersen has rediscovered an ancient form of archery that allows him to shoot 10 arrows in 4.9 seconds, while it takes others 13-35 seconds. He is even faster than the fictional archer Legolas in the Lord of the Rings series.
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    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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