Football Facts

During WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles.

Before 1910, football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incomplete forward pass—a rule so harsh it nearly killed the forward pass before it could revolutionize the game.

The Pittsburgh Steelers were originally called the Pirates.

In the 2004 Harvard-Yale game, Yale students tricked thousands of Harvard fans into holding up cards that together spelled out "WE SUCK."

Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!

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.

A man bet $50,000 that someone would streak at the Super Bowl — then did it himself. He claimed he cashed out $374,000 and walked away with a $1,000 fine.