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TIL that the "friendly" football international between Scotland and Australia at Hampden Park, Glasgow on the 8th of May 1963, was abandoned after 79 minutes with Scotland leading 4-1. Referee Jim Finney walked off the pitch after already sending 2 Austrian players off for foul play.

heraldscotland.com
u/Curious_Penalty8814 — 5 days ago
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Fun fact: The smallest inhabited island divided between two countries is Saint Martin (France) & Sint Maarten (Netherlands)

u/Curious_Penalty8814 — 5 days ago
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TIL thatsince 1900 only three Major League Baseball pitchers have pitched more than 20 innings in a season without record­ing a strikeout: Marv Gudat (1929 Cincinatti Reds, 26 ⅔ innings), Leo Townsend (1920 Boston Braves, 24 ½ innings) and Stan Baumgartner (1926 Philadelphia Athletics, 22 ½ innings)

statmuse.com
u/Curious_Penalty8814 — 7 days ago
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The match was "Timeless", eg no time limit - which means the match is played until one side wins or the match is tied. A draw is theoretically not possible. England were on the verge of winning, but they had to catch a train from Durban across to Cape Town in time to board the ship that was taking them home.

Since WW2 all Test matches have been played with a time limit.

"Stalemate in the Timeless Test"

u/Curious_Penalty8814 — 12 days ago