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Kids' sports trivia book scores goal

Why are three goals called a quot;hat trickquot;?

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I’m not a big sports fan, but even I couldn’t resist Sports Illustrated Kids’ new “Big Book of Why” sports edition, with more than 500 sports facts and trivia. I was intrigued by questions such as, “Why is it called a turkey when you get three straight strikes in bowling?” and “Why is a football sometimes called a pigskin?”

Kids who love baseball, football, tennis and more will likely spend...

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