Sports Facts

    Sports Facts

    There are 40 Sports Facts!

    At 120 miles per hour, a Formula One car generates so much downforce that it can drive upside down on the roof of a tunnel.
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    At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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    Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
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    Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.
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    Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!
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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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    Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
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    From a complete stop, a human is capable of outrunning a Formula One Racecar for about 30 feet!
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    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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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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    Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
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    Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.
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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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    People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
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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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    Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
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    So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
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    The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
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    The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches.
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    The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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