Sports Facts
SPORTS FACTS
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Most soccer players run 7 miles in a game.
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Holes in a golf course must be 4.25 inches in diameter, and at least 4 inches deep.
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In tennis, zero points is referred to as love, which is possibly derived from the French word for egg, l'oeuf, referring to the physical appearance of the number zero.
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The Olympic was the sister ship of the Titanic, and she provided twenty-five years of service.
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The sport with the most number of officials with relation to players is tennis. There are 13 officials for two players.
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The spots on dice are called "pips."
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If you add up all the number on a roulette wheel, that is 1through 36, you get '666', the biblical number of fallen man.
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The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail (HP), India, 2444 mt above sea level
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The Australian term for extras in cricket are 'sundries'
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Since 1896, the beginning of the modern Olympics, only Greece and Australia have participated in every Games
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In 1935, Jesse Owens broke 4 world records in 45 minutes
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The metal instrument used in shoe stores to measure feet is called the Brannock device
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Sunbeams that shine down through clouds are called crepuscular rays
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