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The average pool cue is 57 inches long.

The ball used in hurling is also known as a sliotar or sliothar. The ball usually has a cork center and is covered with horsehide. Hurling for women is called camogie.

In 1990, American tennis pro John McEnroe, often called "The Brat" because of his infantile, volatile on-court behavior, became the first player in 27 years to be disqualified from a Grand Slam tournament for misconduct. His repeated bad manners led to his being booted from the Australian Open.

In 1990, Monica Seles became the youngest woman to win a Grand Slam singles title in the twentieth century, winning the French Championship when she was 16 years, 169 days. Seles was also the youngest player to win the Australian Open in 1991.

In ancient Greece, a boxing match began with two boxers standing face to face, their noses touching. Greek boxers wore leather thongs embedded with metal studs strapped on their wrists. At one time, metal spikes were added, too.

In April 1922, Willie Kamm was the first minor league baseball player with a contract purchased for more than $100,000.

In bowling alley slang, a "turkey" is three strikes in a row. The term dates back to the late 1800s when, around the holidays, bowling alley owners presented live turkeys to the first member of the team to score three consecutive strikes.

In Cape Town, South Africa, is the largest rugby museum in the world, which houses a valuable collection of rugby nostalgia and equipment dating back to 1891.

In golf, a "Dolly Parton" is a putt on an especially hilly green. It's also known as a roller coaster.

In golf, a "snowman" is a score of 8 for a hole or 88 for a round.

In hockey, a "butterfly" is a goaltending style in which the goalie keeps his knees together and feet slightly apart.

In hockey, a "deke" is a quick fake by a puck carrier intended to trick an opponent out of position.

The beautiful Pine Valley Golf Club in Clementon, New Jersey, was deemed the Number 1 golf course in the world by Golf Digest in 2000. The course was built in 1918, offers a par 70, and measures 6,765 yards. Pine Valley Golf Club has achieved designation as a "Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary" by the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary System, the educational division of Audubon International, endorsed by the United States Golf Association.

The biggest badminton shuttle in the world can be found on the lawns of the Nelson-Atkins Art Museum, in Kansas City – 48 times larger than the real thing at 18 feet tall and weighing 5,000 pounds.

The California Academy of Tauromaquia in San Diego is a world renowned school for Matadors.

The depression made in the snow by a skier who has fallen backward is called a "sitzmark."

The favorite sport of Dwight D. Eisenhower was football.

The first female athlete to appear in a Wheaties "Breakfast of Champions" television commercial was Mary Lou Retton, shortly after her gold medal win at the 1984 summer Olympics.

The first infielder to wear a glove was Phillies shortstop Arthur Irwin in the 1880s. He designed and patented his glove, but sold the patent to the Reach-Shibe firm.

The first outdoor miniature golf courses in the United States were built on rooftops in New York City in 1926.

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