The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!
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Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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The fastest red card in football/soccer history was 2 seconds when Lee Todd was sent off for foul language after he exclaimed "f**k me, that was loud" after the starting whistle.
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Kobe Bryant was named after a steak.
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