Due to the brittleness of the blade, ceramic knives should be stored in a knife block or other protective case. Some knives come with a protective sleeve, and this should always be placed on the knife when it is not in use. One option is to store the knives in a plastic, wooden, or bamboo block.
On April 17, 1953, Mickey Mantle is credited with what many consider to be the longest HR in baseball history. He is estimated to have hit a 656 foot home run at Washington's Griffith Stadium off Senator's pitcher Chuck Stobbs.. 172 m. Baseball, the national pastime of the United States, started in the early 1800s.
Nolan Ryan threw the ball 106 mph while playing in the MLB. MLB does not recognize radar gun speeds as an official statistic. The fastest pitch I can remember was by Joel Zumaya of the Detroit Tigers that was clocked at 103 mph. 112 by John Smoltz I'll defer to the Baseball Almanac, cited in the first answer.