The typical American grocery store carries 40,000 to 50,000 items, including hundreds of fruits and vegetables. Those displays of dew-kissed leafy greens, pyramids of shiny apples, and baskets of sun-kissed lemons are carefully organized to entice shoppers into purchasing them.
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Though the first professional baseball team dates to 1869, America's favorite pastime only scratches the surface of sports history — ancient cultures from Greece to Mesoamerica held athletic competitions as far back as 3,500 years ago. Here are eight early sports that you may not know existed.