The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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In England, there's a phenomenon called the "half-time kettle effect" where power use surges at half-time during England's matches in the World Cup as everyone turns on their tea kettles at the same time.
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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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People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
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Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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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 first baseball caps were made of straw.
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