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    There are 40 Sports Facts!

    The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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    All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
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    During WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles.
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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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    Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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    The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches.
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