Marriage And Sports Have More In Common Than You Think

 Ancient Olympic athletes competed in the nude: In ancient Greece, athletes participating in the Olympic Games would often compete completely naked. This was done to honor the gods and to prevent cheating, as it made it harder for athletes to hide any performance-enhancing substances.

Cricket's longest match lasted 12 days: In 1939, an Ashes Test match between England and South Africa in Durban, South Africa, lasted for a staggering 12 days. The match had to be called off as the English team had to catch their ship back home.

Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team: Before becoming one of the greatest basketball players of all time, Michael Jordan was actually cut from his high school basketball team. This setback motivated him to work harder and eventually become a dominant force in the sport.

Baseballs used in the Major League are rubbed with mud: To remove the shine and slickness from new baseballs, umpires rub them with a special mud called "Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud." The mud is found only in a specific location along the Delaware River and is used to improve grip and control for pitchers.

The oldest football (soccer) club in the world is Sheffield FC: Sheffield Football Club, founded in 1857 in Sheffield, England, is recognized by FIFA as the oldest football club in the world. They played an instrumental role in shaping the modern rules of the game.

Golf was banned in Scotland for several years: In the 15th century, the Scottish Parliament banned the game of golf because it was seen as a distraction from military training. The ban was eventually lifted in the 16th century, and Scotland went on to become the birthplace of modern golf.

The first recorded marathon winner was not Greek: While the marathon is associated with the ancient Greek messenger Pheidippides, who ran from Marathon to Athens to deliver news of victory, the first recorded winner of a marathon-like race was a Greek soldier named Spiridon Louis. He won the first modern Olympic marathon in Athens in 1896.

The fastest pitch ever recorded in baseball was 105.1 mph: In 2010, Aroldis Chapman, a relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, threw  토토사이트  a pitch that was recorded at 105.1 mph (169.1 km/h). This is the fastest pitch ever recorded in a Major League Baseball game.

The first Super Bowl wasn't actually called the Super Bowl: The first championship game between the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL) took place on January 15, 1967. It was officially called the "AFL-NFL World Championship Game" and was retroactively named Super Bowl I after the term "Super Bowl" gained popularity.

The sport of badminton was originally called "Poona": Badminton originated in British India in the mid-19th century and was initially known as "Poona." The game was named after the Indian city of Pune (formerly called Poona), where British officers played a similar game. The name later changed to badminton, named after Badminton House in England, where the Duke of Beaufort introduced the game.

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