Left-handed people are better at sports that require good spatial judgment and fast reaction, compared to right-handed individuals.
94
Pittsburgh is the only city where all major sports teams have the same colors: Black and gold.
113
During WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles.
113
Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
209
Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
60
Boxer Wladimir Klitshko auctioned his Olympic gold medal to raise money for underprivileged Ukrainian children. He raised $1,000,000. The buyer immediately returned the medal to Wladimir as he wanted it to remain in the Klitschko family.
4
Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
46
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.
11