A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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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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Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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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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There is a growing sport in Berlin and London called Chess Boxing. Players alternate between a round of chess and a round of boxing until one is declared winner either by checkmate, KO, or technical stoppage.
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The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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