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The Show Not Watched [NOT 19/11/22]

Greetings from the US West Coast! Inspired by Brightersideoflife’s comment about not watching Top Gun… what popular entertainment have you actually ignored or never seen/read and why? I have not

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Sports

Strange But True: Shine ‘Em Up

Nippy Jones had been a baseball player for a long time. He had played first base for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies, but a back injury and

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Strange But True: Lots of Room

The largest playing field for any ballgame is the one for polo. The maximum allowable length is 300 yards, and the maximum width is 200 yards. Therefore, a polo field

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Sports

Strange But True: “On Trial”

Leonard Patrick “Red” Kelly, who played in the National Hockey League from the 1940s into the 1960s, was one of hockey’s greatest stars. He was also the victim of one

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Sports

Strange But True: The Big Apple Was First

Sports programs are among the most popular shows on television. Games are watched in virtually every home in America. And it all began in New York City. On May 17,

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Sports

Strange But True: High and Low

Cy Young won 511 games during his career, more than any other pitcher in major-league baseball. But he lost 315 games, which is also more than any other pitcher in

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Sports

Strange But True: The Retriever

Joe Kirkwood was one of golf’s most famous trick-shot artists. During his exhibitions Kirkwood would use weird looking clubs that he designed himself. Often the clubs would get as big

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Strange But True: Arguing with the Umpire

Back in the 1950s a gentleman named Jack McKeon was the player-manager for Missoula, Montana, of the Pioneer Baseball League. McKeon, a funny fellow, enjoyed needling umpires because he knew

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