There is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “highest court in the land.”
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There is a growing sport in Berlin and London called Chess Boxing. Players alternate between a round of chess and a round of boxing until one is declared winner either by checkmate, KO, or technical stoppage.
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Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.
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