Category: By The Numbers
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Professional Sports Records: The Great, Lamentable, Weird, and Irrelevant BY THE NUMBERS
Congratulations to LeBron James for reaching and surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time regular-season scoring record, previously 38,387 points. Despite this shout-out, my apologies in advance if you are either an NBA or NASCAR fan, as I didn’t include either sport in the following. It was enough already. NFL19355Career rushing yards: Emmitt Smith (1990-2004)23 (200)Penalties (and penalty…
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Numerals BY THE NUMBERS
[Successive pairing special] 0 As lonely as one. 1 Pairs in a two. 2 Humps on a three. 3 Strokes for birdie on par four hole. 4 Digits not called “thumb” of five on normal hand. 5 Looks like six when resting lazily against short wall. 6 Number of sevens on popular Boeing plane (printed…
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Fitness BY THE NUMBERS
292 Calories burned by 175-lb. person in 30-minute spinning class.233 Calories burned in 30-minute CrossFit workout.27 Calories burned (cumulative) by three skinny gals standing near the weight machine for 30 minutes looking at their phones. 2 Diabetes Type that can be prevented and managed by regular physical activity, combined with a healthy diet.150 Minutes of…