Sports Facts

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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.