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TIL that the iconic Ivy that lines the outfield of Chicago’s Wrigley Field was copied from Bush Stadium in Indianapolis. P.K Wrigley visited Bush Stadium and instructed that the Ivy be planted in Chicago to make the Stadium feel more park like.

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