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    The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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    Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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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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    No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.
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    The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!
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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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    Longest Marathon Time
    Longest Marathon Time
    At the 1912 Olympics, a marathon runner quit and went home to Japan without telling officials and was considered a missing person in Sweden for 50 years. In 1966, he was invited to complete the marathon. His time: 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 5 hours, 32 minutes and 20.379 seconds.
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    So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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