The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
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Kobe Bryant was named after a steak.
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The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches.
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Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
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In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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