The slam dunk was banned in NCAA basketball from 1967 to 1976. The no-dunking rule was referred to as the “Lew Alcindor rule.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slam_dunk
The slam dunk was banned in NCAA basketball from 1967 to 1976. The no-dunking rule was referred to as the “Lew Alcindor rule.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slam_dunk
At the US Open and other US-based tournaments, the men and women play with different tennis balls. The men play with the slower heavy-duty felt while the women play with the faster regular-duty felt. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-u-s-open-do-women-play-with-faster-tennis-balls-11565957964
The football shape is known as a prolate spheroid. The football is shaped as such because it’s the shape of an inflated pig’s bladder, which is what the first footballs were made out of. – WTF Fun Facts
In 2006, David Beckham took out an insurance policy for his legs and looks for £100 million. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Going Out On A Limb – Lloyd’s
In 2004, German football club FC Union Berlin was facing bankruptcy and didn’t have the €1.5 million deposit required to participate in the season. Their fans gave blood en masse and donated the money they received to help save the club. – WTF Fun Facts
Swedish soccer team Ostersund FK started in the fourth division and quickly made it to the top division in part thanks to the creation of a ‘culture academy’ where players sing, dance and act in front of an audience in an attempt to boost their soccer performance ability. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Ostersunds FK: Rise of Swedish club under English manager Graham Potter – BBC Sport
Georgia Tech holds the record for the most points scored in a college football game. In 1916, Georgia Tech beat Cumberland (who had discontinued their football team before the season but was paid to play the game) 222-0. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: 1916 Cumberland vs. Georgia Tech football game – Wikipedia
In 2008, the street sport of “extreme sitting” or hockern was created in Berlin. You can purchase a special stool for this sport for around $70. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Hockern Takes ‘Extreme Sitting’ to New Level | WIRED
There exists a variant of polo with elephants. Elephant polo is played in Nepal, India, and Thailand. They play on a slightly smaller field with each elephant having two riders. A standard polo ball is used along with a ~10 ft. cane pole with a mallet head on the end. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Elephant polo – Wikipedia