#DidYouKnow Phil Mickelson is actually right handed.He learned to play golf by mirroring his dad & has used left handed clubs ever since #DIDYOUKNOW It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a years supply of footballs. #DIDYOUKNOW huddle in football started due to a deaf player who used sign language to communicate.This way,the other team didnt understand #DIDYOUKNOW Olympic gold medals are 92.5% silver. #DIDYOUKNOW in Horse racing, If a horse wins a race hands down it means the jockey never raised his whip during the race. #DIDYOUKNOW In 2011, Belgian runner Stefan Engels ran a marathon every day for a year, covering a total distance of 9,569 miles #DIDYOUKNOW Eight of the ten largest stadiums in the United States are home to college football teams. #DIDYOUKNOW Bulgaria was the only soccer team in the 1994 World Cup in which all 11 players last names ended with the letters OV. #DIDYOUKNOW Golf was banned in England in 1457 because it was considered a distraction from the serious pursuit of archery. #DIDYOUKNOW yellow color tennis balls were introduced in 1972 after researched showed that it was best color to be seen on color tv sets #DIDYOUKNOW Artificial turf was named Astroturf after it was first used in the Houston Astrodome #DIDYOUKNOW In 1984, two tennis players had a 29-minute, 643-shot RALLY. It remains the longest in professional tennis history to this day. #DIDYOUKNOW The average height of an NBA basketball player is 6 feet 7 inches. #DIDYOUKNOW March 27th, 1902 the nickname Cubs is coined by the Chicago Daily News who was referring to the young players and rookies. #DIDYOUKNOW The number of heart attacks in Britain increased 25% after it lost to Argentina in a penalty shootout in the 1998 World Cup #DIDYOUKNOW 300 million [golf] balls are lost or discarded in the United States alone, every year. #DIDYOUKNOW A forfeited game in football is scored as a 3-0 win but in baseball is scored as a 9-0 win. #DIDYOUKNOW Air Jordan‘s were banned upon introduction by the NBA. However, Jordan wore them, as Nike was willing to pay the fine each game. #DIDYOUKNOW 60% of retired NBA players go broke five years after their NBA paycheques stop arriving #DIDYOUKNOW The Olympic rings cover every flag in the world. At least one of the five colors appears in every flag in the world. #DIDYOUKNOW The most lopsided score in soccer history occurred in a World Cup qualifier on April 11, 2011 Australia Vs American Samoa 32-0
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