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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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121 |
In bowling, "turkey" is the term for three consecutive strikes. |
Sports |
06/27/08 |
|
122 |
In eight-ball, sometimes called stripes and solids, the eight-ball is black. |
Sports |
01/30/09 |
|
123 |
In golf, a mulligan refers to a retaken shot. |
Sports > Golf |
01/23/09 |
|
124 |
In high jump, the method of jumping head first and landing on the back is called the Fosbury Flop. |
Sports |
01/13/09 |
|
125 |
In hockey, a "hat trick" is when a player scores three goals in one game. |
Sports > Hockey |
02/01/09 |
|
126 |
In tennis, "ace" refers to a legal serve that is untouched by the server's opponent's racket. |
Sports > Tennis |
11/10/08 |
|
127 |
In tennis, "deuce" refers to a score that is tied after each player has won three or more points. |
Sports > Tennis |
11/08/08 |
|
128 |
In tennis, "love" refers to a score of zero points. |
Sports > Tennis |
11/15/08 |
|
129 |
In tennis, the court size for a doubles match is 9 feet wider than the size used for a singles match. |
Sports > Tennis |
01/29/09 |
|
130 |
In the 2010 Winter Olympics, Apolo Anton Ohno was declared most decorated US Winter Olympian. |
Sports > Olympics |
04/12/10 |
|
131 |
Jack Nicklaus won 18 major tournaments as a professional on the PGA Tour. |
Sports > Golf |
07/04/08 |
|
132 |
Jack Nicklaus won 73 PGA Tour events in his career. |
Sports > Golf |
07/12/08 |
|
133 |
Jeff Gordon won the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Championship. |
Sports > Motor Sports |
07/21/08 |
|
134 |
Jeff Gordon won the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Championship. |
Sports > Motor Sports |
07/18/08 |
|
135 |
Jeff Gordon won the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Championship. |
Sports > Motor Sports |
07/16/08 |
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