The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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Kobe Bryant was named after a steak.
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Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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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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Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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