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55% bluf’d Michael Phelps has two webbed toes. -
72% bluf’d Super Bowl Sunday is America's third biggest eating day of the year, following Thanksgiving and Christmas. -
31% bluf’d Tug of War was once an Olympic sport. -
30% bluf’d Skateparks for skateboarders were introduced in the 1970s. -
38% bluf’d Baseball great Willie Mays is the godfather of home-run record holder Barry Bonds. -
58% bluf’d Lou Gehrig earned the nickname "Iron Man" for playing in 2130 consecutive Major League baseball games. -
41% bluf’d A "shuttlecock"is a slang term for condom in parts of Australia. -
24% bluf’d Michael Jordan starred with Bugs Bunny in a film. -
38% bluf’d The sport "squash" got its name because the racquets are shaped like a type of squash. -
47% bluf’d Serena Williams went on a date with Tiger Woods. -
62% bluf’d The Washington Senators baseball team moved to Houston, Texas, in 1972, and became the Houston Astros. -
50% bluf’d Sculling is the official cooking term for peeling potatoes. -
31% bluf’d In Japanese dodgeball, a player is limited in the number of steps he or she can take. -
36% bluf’d The Olympic motto is "Citius, Altius, Fortius," a Latin expression meaning sports, environment, and culture. -
53% bluf’d In baseball, Manny Ramirez, Derek Jeter, Ichiro Suzuki, and Ivan Rodriquez hit for the cycle all during the same inning. -
55% bluf’d San Francisco Giant's slugger Barry Bonds broke Babe Ruth's home run record by hitting his 756th home run in 2007. -
48% bluf’d The Red Sox name was chosen in 1908 by team owner John I. Taylor after the team was previously called "Red Garters." -
40% bluf’d Baseball player Yogi Berra's (born Lawrence Peter Berra) nickname was earned from his impressions of cartoon Yogi Bear. -
36% bluf’d Brett Favre was in a movie that grossed almost half a billion dollars. -
57% bluf’d Scuba-diving got its name from the acronym S.C.U.B.A., for Self Controlled Underwater Breathing Attire. -
41% bluf’d The Virgin River Gorge is a popular rock climbing area during the winter. -
55% bluf’d The National Football League (NFL) currently consists of 31 football teams. -
23% bluf’d Tiger Woods is a worldwide golf superstar that admitted infidelity. -
45% bluf’d The first organized soccer match in the United States was played in 1869. -
49% bluf’d Baby Ruth candy bars were one of the first forms of sports marketing. -
67% bluf’d Bull sumo is Japanese sport in which bulls fight each other. -
33% bluf’d Hall of Famer Yogi Berra played for the New York Yankees for almost 20 years. -
54% bluf’d Willie Mays played his entire baseball career with the San Francisco Giants, one of the few professional athletes to remain with the same team throughout his athletic career. -
29% bluf’d In the 1960s, skateboarders were highly respected. -
32% bluf’d The New York Yankees have won more World Series championships than any other Major League team. -
44% bluf’d In soccer, the goalie may use his or her hands and arms anywhere on the field to touch the ball. -
27% bluf’d Baseball player Manny Ramirez is mentioned in the lyrics of two songs. -
39% bluf’d Babe Ruth learned to play baseball from a Catholic monk. -
39% bluf’d In fastpitch softball, when the catcher drops the ball after the third strike, the batter is automatically out. .... played this -
35% bluf’d When Babe Ruth retired in 1935, he held the career record for home-runs (714) until Hank Aaron surpassed him in 1974. -
39% bluf’d Bowling originated in Egypt. -
37% bluf’d The Milwaukee Brewers were originally in the American League East. -
38% bluf’d The World Series hasn't always been a best of seven-games playoff as it is today. -
57% bluf’d Cal Ripkin Jr. played his entire Major League baseball career with the Baltimore Orioles. -
55% bluf’d The Great Bambino set baseball records when he hit 61 home runs in a single season. -
75% bluf’d The "puck" in ice hockey can range in speed in excess of 30 mph. -
44% bluf’d In ice hockey, "checking" is illegal and usually draws a penalty. -
36% bluf’d Power boating is a sport in the Summer Olympics Games. -
68% bluf’d In 1998, Sammy Sosa battled Mark McGwire for the single season home-run record. McGwire came away with the win, but Sosa came close, only one home-run behind McGwire. -
49% bluf’d Babe Ruth played for, and managed the Braves at the same time. -
55% bluf’d The Olympic rings, which consist of five interlocking rings, represent the five Olympic ideals. -
30% bluf’d Netball is basketball for girls. -
40% bluf’d The inspiration that kick-started paintball came from the adrenaline rush people got when hunting. -
52% bluf’d The American League East division in Major League Baseball was created by an expansion in 1969. -
59% bluf’d In golf, you must have a healthy back in order to play. -
35% bluf’d In rugby, a restart is called a scrum. -
31% bluf’d In the game of golf, a club commonly referred to as "woods," is named after the famous golfer "Tiger Woods." .... played this -
63% bluf’d Baseball player Willie Mays was nicknamed the "Send-off Kid" after his remarkable home-run record his first season. .... played this -
38% bluf’d Tug of war was a sport in the Summer Olympic Games. -
35% bluf’d American athlete Tiger Woods is the youngest man ever, and the first man of color, to win the Masters Tournament of golf. -
62% bluf’d An ice rink is made from sand. -
28% bluf’d Boxing legend Muhammad Ali was born Cassius Marcellus Clay. -
54% bluf’d Baseball legend Babe Ruth began his major league career as a pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. -
54% bluf’d "ESPN," the sports channel, stands for Evening Sports Programming News. -
54% bluf’d Since its inception in 1903, the World Series has only been cancelled once. -
55% bluf’d Rugby teams consist of 12 players. -
48% bluf’d Babe Ruth was struck out by a woman. -
32% bluf’d In order for a sport to be included in the Olympics it must be practiced in every country in the world. -
55% bluf’d In fastpitch softball, the distance between the pitcher and the batter is 60 feet. -
30% bluf’d Nike, Inc. got its name from one of the founders, Nick. -
45% bluf’d The International Olympics Committee recognizes chess as a sport. -
48% bluf’d Sammy Sosa is the only player in Major League Baseball history to have hit more than 60 home runs in three different seasons. -
43% bluf’d Pumpkin Chunking is a popular sport where competitors must throw a pumpkin as far as possible, hands only, without breaking the fruit. -
39% bluf’d The first game of paintball was played in 1981. -
62% bluf’d Nike, Inc. was created at Oregon State University in January 1964. -
46% bluf’d In Australian rules football marking is when a player jumps on another player's back in order to catch the ball, it is called mating.
