At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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Hockey player Jarome Iginla donates $2,000 to the children’s charity Kidsport for every goal he scores. Since 2000 it has added up to more than $700,000.
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The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!
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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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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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