The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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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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All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
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In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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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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Pittsburgh is the only city where all major sports teams have the same colors: Black and gold.
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The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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