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Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

Other Leagues

• The best college basketball players usually go straight to the NBA, the best college football players go straight to the NFL. Why is it that many of the best college baseball players first go to the Minor Leagues and then the Major Leagues? Is competition much greater in baseball than the other two? ( goto )



• Are there any organized Wiffle Ball leagues anywhere? ( goto )



• Who was the last pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the major leagues? ( goto )



• What is the farthest home run ever hit in the major leagues? ( goto )



• Who are the 10 players to never play in the minor leagues besides Dave Winfield? ( goto )



• Who was the only left handed catcher to start a game in the Major leagues? ( goto )



• What is the name of the oldest baseball stadium still being used in the major leagues? ( goto )



• Who are the only 5 players in MLB history to win multiple Gold Gloves in both leagues? ( goto )



• Who is the lowest paid baseball player in the major leagues and how much is he paid? ( goto )



• What is the name of the trophy awarded in Lacrosse in the playoff between the winners of the Northern and Southern Leagues? ( goto )



• In the 15th century which two countries in a treaty divided the world by a line 370 leagues west of the Azores? ( goto )



• Since the inception of the American League in 1901, what was the first MLB team to switch leagues and when did this happen? ( goto )



• Jules Verne wrote about the submarine Nautilus in his book "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea." What animal did he base his design on? ( goto )



• Why are Cardiff City, Wrexham and Swansea City playing in the English football leagues while Rhyl and Total Network Solutions play in the Welsh league? ( goto )



• Three players in history have lead their perspective leagues in HRs, hitting average and stolen bases in a year. I would like to hear if anybody knows this, I need help. ( goto )



• Other than for defense, are there other reasons for plants to have thorns? ( goto )



• This weekend is known as "giant killing weekend" in the UK as it's the third round of the F.A. Cup where little known teams from lowly leagues are drawn against some of the major football teams, and have been known to beat them - such as this weekend when Exeter City held Manchester United to a draw at Old Trafford. Is there an equivalent competition in the USA in any sport where 'little' teams get to play against the big guys? ( goto )



• What was Smokey the Bear's other name? ( goto )



• Which authors knew each other? ( goto )



• Are other pandas as endangered as giant pandas? ( goto )



• Other than a fish, what is a tuna? ( goto )



• Do other mammals get acne? ( goto )



• Which fish stalks other fish under logs and other protected areas? ( goto )



• Do any other countries other than the USA have a fourth of July? ( goto )



• Are Coke, Pepsi and other cola-drinks more unhealthy than other soft drinks? ( goto )



• Other than in athletics and horse-racing, in which other sport is the term "hurdle" used? ( goto )



• How are narcotics different from other drugs? ( goto )



• Rudolph is the son of what other famous reindeer? ( goto )



• What are the names of the Chipmunks other than Alvin? ( goto )



• What is the other title for Beethoven's Fifth Symphony? ( goto )