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Since the year 2000, the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals have combined for an astounding 7 world series appearances.

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The Chicago Bears have the most players in the NFL Hall of Fame with 26 players. The Green Bay Packers are second with 21 players.

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The Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears started the tradition of playing football on Thanksgiving day back in 1934.

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At 17, Kobe Bryant was the first guard to be drafted out of high school.

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Hockey player Cam Neely starred in the comedy Dumb and Dumber as Seabass.

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In the 1980 Olympics, the USA team made of amateurs defeated the Soviet Union, a world powerhouse. This was known as the "Miracle on Ice".

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The longest non-scoring play from scrimmage was a 98 yard pass play from Jim Hart to Bobby Moore in 1972. Moore was down at the 1 yard line.

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The Cubs have not won the World Series in 104 years, the longest championship drought of any major North American professional sports team.

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The NFL estimates that more than 100 children are conceived every year at tailgate parties in the Super Bowl parking lot.

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In the six seasons with Babe Ruth, the Red Sox won three World Series titles. In the 107 seasons without him, they have won four.

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Kobe Bryant, not Lebron James or Michael Jordan, is the NBA all-time leader in game winning shots.

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Mark McGwire's record-setting 70 home runs in the 1998 season traveled a total of 29,598 feet, enough to fly over Mount Everest.

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In 2008, LeBron James recorded back-to-back triple-doubles. He was the first player to do this since Magic Johnson 20 years earlier.

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The Bears, Giants, Lions, Packers, Steelers and Browns are the only NFL teams without cheerleaders.

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The smartest players on a football team are offensive linemen.

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The most total points scored in an NBA game is 370 points in a game between the Denver Nuggets and the Detroit Pistons.