The useless bits of info to see if we can make a million posts thread

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Night shift . . That means ...Hammer time for this thread

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A bit of Sports Trivia

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At one point in August 1971, the Pittsburgh Pirates became the first professional team to field nine players who were either black or Latino. Coincidentally, this was the same year that they won the World Series.

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Soldier's Field is the oldest field in the NFL.

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The first professional football team to sport an insignia on their helmets was the Los Angeles Rams in 1950, who hand painted yellow horns on their blue, leather helmets.

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In 1935 Jesse Owens broke 4 world records in 45 minutes.

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In the 1950's the hula hoop was banned in Tokyo due to the large number of traffic accidents it caused.

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The 1957 Milwaukee Braves were the first baseball team to win the World Series after being relocated.

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Kresimir Cosic is only non-American player in NBA Hall of Fame.

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In the four major US professional sports, (Baseball, Basketball, Football, and Hockey) there are only seven teams whose nicknames do not end with an "S."
Basketball: The Miami Heat, The Utah Jazz, The Orlando Magic.
Baseball: The Boston Red Sox, The Chicago White Sox.
Hockey: The Colorado Avalanche, The Tampa Bay Lightning. Football: None.

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A forfeited game in baseball is recorded as a 9-0 score. In football it is 1-0.

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The hammer throw is illegal as a high school sport in all states except Rhode Island.

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The Toronto Maple leafs used to be called the Toronto Arenas, then the St. Patricks and finally the Maple Leafs.

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Pro golfer Wayne Levi was the first PGA pro to win a tournament using a colored (orange) ball. He did it in the Hawaiian Open in 1982.

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The only two people in the baseball hall of fame that had nothing to do with baseball (i.e they did not play, coach, own a team, etc.) are Abbott and Costello.