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Sports Facts

Featuring Interesting Sports Facts, Funny Sports Facts, and more Sports Fun Facts.

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  • 1 1. A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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  • 4 2. All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
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  • 1 3. 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.
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  • 0 4. At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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  • 0 5. Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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  • 1 6. Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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  • 0 7. Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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  • 0 8. During WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles.
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  • 0 9. Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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  • 2 10. From a complete stop, a human is capable of outrunning a Formula One Racecar for about 30 feet!
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  • 0 11. In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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  • 0 12. It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
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  • 0 13. Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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  • 4 14. Left-handed people are better at sports that require good spatial judgment and fast reaction, compared to right-handed individuals.
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  • 2 15. Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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  • 1 16. No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.
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  • 2 17. People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
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  • 0 18. Pittsburgh is the only city where all major sports teams have the same colors: Black and gold.
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  • 0 19. Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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  • 0 20. So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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  • 1 21. The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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  • 0 22. The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches.
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  • 0 23. The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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  • 0 24. The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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  • 0 25. The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!
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  • 0 26. The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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  • 0 27. The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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  • 0 28. The state sport of Maryland is Jousting.
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  • 0 29. Three consective strikes in bowling is called a turkey.
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  • 0 30. Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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  • 0 31. When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
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