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    All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
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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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    Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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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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    It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
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    Hockey player Jarome Iginla donates $2,000 to the children’s charity Kidsport for every goal he scores. Since 2000 it has added up to more than $700,000.
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