Did you know these strange but fascinating sports facts?
🏌️♂️ Golf Balls: The average golf ball has 336 dimples, all perfectly symmetrical, to help with its flight!
🌕 Astronaut Golf: In 1971, astronaut Alan Shepard smuggled a golf club and ball onto the Apollo 14 mission and played golf on the moon!
⚾ Umpire Underwear: MLB umpires must wear black underwear in case their trousers split on the field. Talk about being prepared!
🌍 Olympic Rings: The colors of the Olympic rings were chosen because they appear in every national flag in the world.
🎯 Alcohol in Shooting Sports: In many shooting sports, alcohol is considered a performance enhancer because it helps calm the body and improve accuracy.
🥊 Boxing History: Boxing was actually illegal in the USA until 1896 when New York finally legalized it.
🏒 Wayne Gretzky: Even without scoring a single goal, Wayne Gretzky would still be the NHL’s all-time points leader just from his assists!
⚾ Babe Ruth: When Babe Ruth hit his 700th home run, he paid the fan who caught the ball $20 for it.
🏈⚾ Cal Hubbard: Cal Hubbard is the only person to ever be in both the NFL and Baseball Hall of Fame.
⚽ Pelé: Pelé is the only player to have been part of three different World Cup-winning teams.
Who knew sports had so many quirky stories behind the scenes?