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.
Interestingly enough, there are plenty of obscure facts out there that happen to be just as impressive, interesting, and entertaining, as any of the more obvious ones. Let's have a look at some of these examples. It'll give you some great bait for parties.
Two high schools in North Carolina set the record for the most overtimes in a single game. Playing 13 overtimes, the final score was just 56-54. Makes you wonder how bad they must have been!
In 1972, there was a regional boys' basketball tournament held in Sweden. The final score of the game? 274 to 0. And 272 of the points were scored by the same kid.
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.
Spring training isn't called spring training because of the time of year it takes place during. It all has to do with the fact that the 1885 White Sox decided to practice in Hot Springs, Arkansas before the start of the season.
Almost as interesting is the fact that over 41,000 tennis balls are used each summer at the Wimbledon tennis championships. That's a lot of tennis.
Shaquille O'Neal's shoe size is a 22. All of his sneakers are specially made for him and his huge feet.
Before baseball games in 1859, umpires used to literally sit behind home plate in a rocking chair. Sounds like a pretty relaxing job.
The Olympics in ancient Rome were played by completely nude athletes. No one wore anything at all.
Interestingly enough, there are plenty of obscure facts out there that happen to be just as impressive, interesting, and entertaining, as any of the more obvious ones. Let's have a look at some of these examples. It'll give you some great bait for parties.
Two high schools in North Carolina set the record for the most overtimes in a single game. Playing 13 overtimes, the final score was just 56-54. Makes you wonder how bad they must have been!
In 1972, there was a regional boys' basketball tournament held in Sweden. The final score of the game? 274 to 0. And 272 of the points were scored by the same kid.
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.
Spring training isn't called spring training because of the time of year it takes place during. It all has to do with the fact that the 1885 White Sox decided to practice in Hot Springs, Arkansas before the start of the season.
Almost as interesting is the fact that over 41,000 tennis balls are used each summer at the Wimbledon tennis championships. That's a lot of tennis.
Shaquille O'Neal's shoe size is a 22. All of his sneakers are specially made for him and his huge feet.
Before baseball games in 1859, umpires used to literally sit behind home plate in a rocking chair. Sounds like a pretty relaxing job.
The Olympics in ancient Rome were played by completely nude athletes. No one wore anything at all.
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