The first baseball caps were made of straw.
226
Boxer Wladimir Klitshko auctioned his Olympic gold medal to raise money for underprivileged Ukrainian children. He raised $1,000,000. The buyer immediately returned the medal to Wladimir as he wanted it to remain in the Klitschko family.
4
The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
64
Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
60
Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
85
So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
226
All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
104
The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
51