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The world first became aware of the Jets' Antonio Cromartie's many children during the 2010 season of 'Hard Knocks' on HBO.  People watched in shock and amazement as Cromartie famously struggled to list all of his children on camera

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At a time when you have a hard time paying people to go to an Orioles' game, Mark Harvey is a genius.  He will never be subjected to Orioles baseball as long as he lives (at least at Camden Yards).

Opening day 2012 at Camden Yards was Harvey's birthday

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This is a story I first became aware of watching a Royals/A's telecast a couple nights ago, but it's taken on a life of its own.  The Oakland A's are a proud franchise, but they play in a dull stadium and haven't been relevant since the early 2000s

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After more than 20 years of speculation, Simpsons creator Matt Groening confirmed the real life location that served as the inspiration for the fictional Springfield in his long running cartoon.  Groening told Smithsonian Magazine that S

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How long has football been concerned with head injuries? A loooooong time! This piece was filmed for the news in 1932, when they showed the news at the theater before movies. Players take turns kicking this helmet inventor in the head, then whacking him with a bat! Wonder if, a few years later, the inventor whined to the NFL about his head trauma?

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Good ol' boy, Bubba Watson, is your 2012 Master's Champion, winning his first major in dramatic fashion over that South African guy with the ears who's name we won't even try to spell or pronounce. Everybody loves Bubba, in part because he's not the type to snap after making a bad shot and kick his clubs around the hallowed grounds of Augusta National. In fact, he's laid back enough to make ridiculous videos about golfing boy bands with his buddies, Ben Crane, Rickie Fowler and Hunter Mahan.

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Rampage Jackson is nearing the end of his UFC career and judging by this video he shot for FilmOn.com, he might be looking for a way to expedite his departure.

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Remember the first time you heard about stuffed crust pizza? Your still developing brain almost couldn’t handle it. No longer would the ends go to waste. Now, Pizza Hut in the UK upped the ante by stuffing their crust with hot dogs.

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The joke goes, “take my wife… PLEASE” but this Craigslist posting from a die-hard Kentucky Wildcats fan who describes himself as a pimp is no joke.

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Naomi Kutin, a 10-year old from Fairlawn, N.J., recently set a world record in the raw squat at the RAW Unity weightlifting championships in Texas. Big deal, right? How many 10-year old girls even lift weights? Well…

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