| Sports Facts That Will Wow Your Friends |
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| Written by MitchellBoggs | |
| Monday, 07 September 2009 | |
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Sports trivia has become the equivalent of everyday knowledge. If you ask a sports fan, he or she may know more than the common person, but everyone knows certain things about the sports world, like Lakers guard Ervin Johnson's nickname (Magic), George Herman Ruth's nickname, and many other small facts in the sports world.
Sports trivia has become the equivalent of everyday knowledge. If you ask a sports fan, he or she may know more than the common person, but everyone knows certain things about the sports world, like Lakers guard Ervin Johnson's nickname (Magic), George Herman Ruth's nickname, and many other small facts in the sports world. Amazingly enough, there are many that would stump even the most knowledgeable fans. I'm going to share a few that will stun you, amuse you, and give you a few more cool things to share with your friends. I hope you enjoy them. During a game in 1972 between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the St. Louis Blues, the Penguins scored a total of 5 goals in a period of two minutes and seven seconds, the most ever scored in such a short time. People admire many baseball players and what they do at the home run derby every All-Star break, but did you know that Babe Ruth once hit 125 home runs in an hour during batting practice? This is over triple anything ever hit in the home run derby. Can you imagine how much that could drain an athlete? That's over two per minute! How about this one? Which sport do more people participate in than any other in the world? I bet you're thinking something like soccer, or basketball, or even running. It's not any of those. Who would have guessed that it's fishing? A man by the name of Robert Wyler, from Glendale, CA, has played as many as 1,000 games of chess, all through the mail. Every year in baseball, over 900,000 baseballs are used during the course of a season. Almost enough to pay one player's salary! A golfer by the name of Art Wall, Jr. hit 37 holes in one through the span of his career. This is more than any other golfer can claim. Shaquille O'Neal's shoe size is a 22. All of his sneakers are specially made for him and his huge feet. The first hockey puck ever used in a game wasn't anything like your typical puck today. It was actually a piece of frozen cow manure. The Olympics in ancient Rome were played by completely nude athletes. No one wore anything at all. About the Author: If you had fun learning about these facts, then come to the trivia section at RootZoo sports social network for a lot more of the same interesting stuff. From the Webmaster: "Having the opportunity to share my hobbies and interests with so many people around the world gives me great satisfaction. As a bonus, I blog and produce websites about topics that interest me and receive ad revenue from the websites and Blogs."
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