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    Pittsburgh is the only city where all major sports teams have the same colors: Black and gold.
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    Three consective strikes in bowling is called a turkey.
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    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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    Yale vs Harvard Fans
    Yale vs Harvard Fans
    In the 2004 Harvard-Yale game, Yale students tricked thousands of Harvard fans into holding up cards that together spelled out "WE SUCK."
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    Longest Marathon Time
    Longest Marathon Time
    At the 1912 Olympics, a marathon runner quit and went home to Japan without telling officials and was considered a missing person in Sweden for 50 years. In 1966, he was invited to complete the marathon. His time: 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 5 hours, 32 minutes and 20.379 seconds.
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    So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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    Kobe Bryant was named after a steak.
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    Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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