The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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In 1998, Serena and Venus Williams said they could beat any man ranked 200 or worse in a game of tennis. Karsten Braasch, ranked 203, accepted the challenge and easily beat them, 6-1, 6-2.
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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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Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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