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While many sports fans religiously study box scores, wake up to radio hosts yakking about their teams' recent performances and cling to their couches for all the games, they are still deprived of certain random facts that continue to shadow the playing field.

From ironic and coincidental occurrences to inspirational and jaw-dropping truths, these facts have helped shape the world of sports.

Here are 100 random sports facts that you have yet to discover.

Enjoy.