The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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There is a sport called Banzai Skydiving. You throw the parachute out of the airplane first and then jump after it.
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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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At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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