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All Hail Concusso, the God of Football!

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Pikalëvo In honor of the holiest of all Sundays, a FactSlap Super Bowl edition:

  • The first Super Bowl game was played on January 15, 1967, as a playoff between the AFL and NFL champions. The game was called the “World Championship of Professional Football.” Image result for The first Super Bowl game was played on January 15, 1967,"
  • No network footage exists of Super Bowl I. Apparently it was taped over for a soap opera. Image result for 1967 soap opera"
  • At every Super Bowl, two Lombardi trophies are present in the unfortunate event that one is accidentally destroyed in the celebrations.Image result for two Lombardi trophies"
  • Super Bowl day is the second-largest U.S. food consumption day, following Thanksgiving.
  • Mike Ditka and Tom Flores are the only two men to win a Super Bowl both as a player and a coach.Image result for Mike Ditka and Tom Flores"Image result for Mike Ditka and Tom Flores"
  • Each Super Bowl trophy is handcrafted by Tiffany & Co. master artisans at their workshop in Parsippany, New Jersey, and is valued at $12,500.
  • The lowest amount of points scored in a Super Bowl is 3, scored by the Dolphins in Super Bowl VI.
  • Each Super Bowl trophy takes approximately four months and 72 man-hours to create.
  • The name ‘Super Bowl’ came from AFL founder and Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt. He had jokingly referred to the proposed interleague championship as the “Super Bowl” after seeing his daughter playing with a toy called a Super Ball. The ball is now on display at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.Image result for super ball"
  • The original Super Bowl XXXVI logo was re-designed following the September 11, 2001 attacks.Image result for The original Super Bowl XXXVI logo"
  • The Minnesota Vikings have played in four Super Bowls, but has never led a Super Bowl for even a single second.
  • Chuck Howley, the MVP winner from the 1971 Super Bowl, is the only player from a losing team to be named MVP.Image result for Chuck Howley, the MPV winner from the 1971 Super Bowl"
  • The last true day game (one which ended before local sunset) was Super Bowl XI in January 1977.
  • In 1978, both Randy White and Harvey Martin were co-winners of the MPV award.Image result for Randy White and Harvey Martin"
  • The only player to win a Super Bowl ring and an Olympic gold medal was Bob Hayes. He won the 100m at the 1964 Olympic Games, and was part of the winning Dallas Cowboys team of 1972.Image result for Super Bowl ring and an Olympic gold medal was Bob Hayes"
  • The record crowd at a Super Bowl game was 103,985 in 1980 at the Rose Bowl stadium.
  • In what is now known as the Philly Special, during the 2018 Super Bowl Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles caught a touchdown pass, and became first player in Super Bowl history to both throw and catch a touchdown.

‘Perhaps He’s Dead, I’ll Just Make Sure’

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With 2020 barely on the calendar and impeachment barely heated up, it’s already clear 2020 will not be the year of seeing clearly. Despite that unpleasant reality, we want to begin the decade with a few Factslaps to at least get us off on a true start:

  • Google intends to scan all known existing 129 million unique books by the end of  2020.Image result for rare books
  • Finland is the world’s happiest country, according to the 2019 World Happiness Report.Image result for finland happy
  • Abraham Lincoln believed black people should not have the right to vote, serve on juries, or intermarry with whites.Image result for Abraham Lincoln believed black people should not have the right to vote, serve on juries, or intermarry with whites.
  • Mars has the largest dust storms in the Solar System. They can last for months and can cover the entire planet.Image result for mars dust storm
  • 51% of Americans fear snakes, most than any other thing in the world.Image result for fear of snakes
  • New Zealand’s native Maori make up only 15% of the population, but over 50% of the imprisoned population.Image result for maori new zealand
  • Mouse sperm is larger than elephant sperm.Image result for mouse and elephant
  • In the U.S., meat is treated with carbon monoxide to make it look fresh. Image result for meat carbon dioxide
  • Cows moo in accents specific to their region, just like humans.Image result for cows moo with regional accents
  • Thinking in a foreign language leads to better decisions.Image result for thinking in a foreign language leads to better decisions
  • Research shows that if you’re afraid of spiders, you’re more likely to find one in your bedroom.Image result for Research shows that if you're afraid of spiders, you're more likely to find one in your bedroom.

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