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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The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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In England, there's a phenomenon called the "half-time kettle effect" where power use surges at half-time during England's matches in the World Cup as everyone turns on their tea kettles at the same time.
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There is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “highest court in the land.”
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Kobe Bryant was named after a steak.
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From a complete stop, a human is capable of outrunning a Formula One Racecar for about 30 feet!
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The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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