FYI Friday: A potpourri, a gumbo of items you can win bets with

          Welcome to The Central Georgia Sports Report’s new feature: FYI Friday, third edition.
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10 random items of information and knowledge

 1. There are only eighteen minutes of action in the average MLB game.

2. The average golf ball has 336 dimples.

3. The Stanley Cup's real name isn't actually the Stanley Cup. It's real name is the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup.

4. When boxers go back to their corner during the round break, it is crucial for them to have their arms down in order to let the blood run back into the limbs, boosting their recovery.

5. Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of an NBA basketball game.

6. Hall of Fame pitcher Gaylord Perry said, “They’ll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run.” This was in 1963. Six years later, just hours after Neil Armstrong stepped onto the lunar surface, Perry hit the first and only home run of his career.

7. NFL rules state the home team must provide 36 balls for outdoor games and 24 balls for indoor games. They must be ready to be inspected by the referee two hours before the game.

8. The longest-running professional sports league is Major League Baseball, which began in 1871.

9. Jesse Owens set five world records in just 45 minutes in 1935.

10. The Pittsburgh Steelers, Pirates, and Penguins all share the same color uniforms. It is the only city where the major sports teams all share the same flair – black and gold