A 'face-off' in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.
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The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
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The fastest red card in football/soccer history was 2 seconds when Lee Todd was sent off for foul language after he exclaimed "f**k me, that was loud" after the starting whistle.
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The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches.
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In 2011, two men paraglided from the summit of Mt. Everest, arriving at a village in 42 minutes and avoiding the dangerous conventional 3 day descent.
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Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
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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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