20 BTS Facts About The Super Bowl, Olympics, And Other Major Sporting Events That Will Blow Your Mind

Sports are one of pop culture's great offerings that bring us together — be it to root for the same teams or fiercely compete.

Everyone has their favorites, and some draw interest from even the most casual of fans.

Many sports fans love the number and details of their chosen games, and they love to share them with others. No matter what you're a fan of, we have you covered with these fun facts about major sporting events.

1.The gold medals in the Olympics are silver-plated, but they used to be solid gold. The last time they were solid gold was 1912.

2.The Buffalo Bills appeared in four consecutive Super Bowls from 1991–1994 and lost them all.

3.The first recorded Ancient Olympic race was the station race, a 200-yard sprint held in 776 B.C. It was won by Coroebus of Elis, a chef.

4.Yellow, green, red, black, and blue were chosen as the five colors to represent all the countries that compete in the Olympic rings because those are the colors that appear in every flag in the world.

5.The Jules Rimet Trophy was stolen from an exhibition in Westminster Central Hall in England during the1966 FIFA World Cup, and was even held for ransom when a week later, a dog named Pickles sniffed out a package containing the trophy and became a hero (though his owner was briefly considered a suspect).

6.The term "March Madness" became associated with basketball for the first time in 1939, by Illinois High School Association official Henry V. Porter. The NCAA didn't embrace the term until 1982 when commentator Brent Musburger used the phrase during coverage of the tournament.

7.There are currently 12 teams that have never won the Super Bowl, despite all having had at least one chance to — the Buffalo Bills, Minnesota Vikings, Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Chargers, Houston Texans, Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions, and Tennessee Titans.

8.There's only been one no-hitter in World Series history, pitched by the New York Yankees' Don Larsen in 1956.

9.Yellow tennis balls began being commonly used in 1986 at Wimbledon after the original white balls were swapped out so TV audiences could more easily follow along.

10.Wimbledon is the oldest tennis competition in the world. The first time it was held in 1877, it was contested by only 22 participants.

11.More than 100 children are conceived annually at the Super Bowl parking lot during tailgate parties.

12.The oldest continuous trophy sport in all of international sports is the America’s Cup.

13.The longest recorded tennis match took place at Wimbledon in 2010 and lasted for 11 hours.

14.The Kentucky Derby, the oldest sports event in the US, began in 1875.

15.The original Stanley Cup was only 7½ in., just 1/5 of the current 35-in. cup.

16.Masters winners began the tradition of wearing green jackets in 1937, with the idea that the jackets (purchased from New York's Brooks Uniform Co.) would help Masters patrons easily identify members to ask for information.

17.LeBron James is the first player in NBA history to be named Finals MVP with three different franchises — the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Miami Heat, and the Los Angeles Lakers.

18.From 1991 (Michael Jordan's first NBA finals victory) until 2014, teams that reached the NBA Finals met one of three criteria: being coached by Phil Jackson, being a team from Florida, or being a team from Texas.

19.Trevor Bayne became the youngest Daytona 500 winner at 20 in 2011. Bobby Allison is the oldest driver to win the Daytona 500 at 50 years old.

20.Israeli long-distance runner Maor Tiyouri qualified for the Rio Olympics in the marathon category as a result of her first-ever marathon in Ottawa in 2016.

What's your favorite sport and your favorite piece of trivia about its main event? Sound off in the comments.