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Battle of Nuremberg

{ Article added: 07/03/2010 }
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The Battle of Nuremberg refers to a particularly heated match between Portugal and the Netherlands in the second round of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. The match saw four red cards and sixteen yellow cards handed out ...Read More »

Jim Creighton

{ Article added: 03/20/2010 }
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Jim Creighton was the first superstar in baseball, as well as the first professional baseball player, playing in the mid 1800s. Creighton excelled as both a hitter and a pitcher. His fastball was unthinkably quick, so much so ...Read More »

Yale’s “We Suck” prank

{ Article added: 12/13/2009 }
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Each year, a college football rivalry game between Yale University and Harvard University takes place. For the game in 2004, approximately twenty Yale students disguised themselves as the fictitious "Harvard Pep Squad" and handed out signs to Harvard fans. ...Read More »

Pine Tar Incident

{ Article added: 11/06/2009 }
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The Pine Tar Incident is a famous moment in baseball history that occurred in a game between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees in 1983. Trailing by one run with two outs in the 9th inning, ...Read More »

Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game

{ Article added: 08/30/2009 }
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On March 2, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain set an NBA record by scoring 100 points in a regulation game between his Philadelphia Warriors and the New York Knicks. The Knicks were unable to defend against Chamberlain, and Philadelphia's coach instructed ...Read More »

Fritz Peterson

{ Article added: 04/25/2009 }
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Fritz Peterson was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1966 to 1976 who spent most of his career with the New York Yankees but is noteworthy for having switched families with his friend and fellow pitcher Mike Kekich. ...Read More »

Extreme ironing

{ Article added: 04/04/2009 }
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Extreme ironing involves taking an iron and ironing board to an unusual or out-of-the-way location with the purpose of ironing clothes. It is, by definition, an extreme sport, although the label of whether or not it is a "sport" ...Read More »
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