The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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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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So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches.
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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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The fastest red card in football/soccer history was 2 seconds when Lee Todd was sent off for foul language after he exclaimed "f**k me, that was loud" after the starting whistle.
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The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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