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  • A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
  • All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
  • At 120 miles per hour, a Formula One car generates so much downforce that it can drive upside down on the roof of a tunnel.
  • At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
  • Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
  • Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
  • Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
  • During WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles.
  • Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
  • From a complete stop, a human is capable of outrunning a Formula One Racecar for about 30 feet!
  • In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
  • It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
  • Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
  • Left-handed people are better at sports that require good spatial judgment and fast reaction, compared to right-handed individuals.
  • Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
  • No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.
  • People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
  • Pittsburgh is the only city where all major sports teams have the same colors: Black and gold.
  • Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
  • So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
  • The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
  • The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches.
  • The first baseball caps were made of straw.
  • The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
  • The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!
  • The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
  • The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
  • The state sport of Maryland is Jousting.
  • Three consective strikes in bowling is called a turkey.
  • Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
  • When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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