In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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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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All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
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Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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Boxer Wladimir Klitshko auctioned his Olympic gold medal to raise money for underprivileged Ukrainian children. He raised $1,000,000. The buyer immediately returned the medal to Wladimir as he wanted it to remain in the Klitschko family.
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