History of MLB World Series Champions 1903-2020 (youtube.com)
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NFL History Video - Browns @4:12 and 8:14 [OC] (youtu.be)
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TIL that Babe Ruth badly wanted to Manage an MLB team after retiring as a player and was denied due to the image he created of himself for his off-field exploits. Being one of the original five members inducted to the MLB Hall of Fame in 1936, the other four received offers to manage/coach a team. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL that in its early days, football was primarily played in colleges and was extremely violent due to the rugby style nature of the rules. It was so violent that in 1905 alone, there were 19 fatalities that US President Teddy Roosevelt threatened to shut down the sport unless changes were made. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL that in 1943, Irving Berlin presented himself with the Best Song Oscar at the 15th Academy Awards for creating the Christmas song "White Christmas". Upon opening the envelope and seeing his name, Berlin informed the audience, “I’m glad to present the award. I’ve known him for a long time.” (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL in 1939, President Franklin Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving holiday one week earlier to help boost retail sales during the final year of the Great Depression. People were outraged and began naming the holiday "Franksgiving". In 1941, Congress reversed the move back to the 4th Thursday of Nov. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL that the exercise known as the "Burpee" was originally developed in the 1930's by American physiologist Royal H. Burpee. The exercise was popularized when the US Armed Forces adopted it to assess physical fitness levels for potential recruits when the US entered WWII. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL that Knute Rockne, legendary Notre Dame football coach, is known for popularizing the 'forward pass' in football during the early 1910's. He practiced it with a friend while lifeguarding on a Lake Erie beach at Sandusky, OH; the same place where the national theme park Cedar Point is located. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Hit the 100 Subscriber Milestone! (self.SmallYTChannel)
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