At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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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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The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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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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No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.
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