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    The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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    Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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    Three consective strikes in bowling is called a turkey.
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    Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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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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    Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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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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    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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