Does Your School Make the List of Craziest College Sports Traditions?

University of Pittsburgh

Panthers love their Heinz Ketchup field, and celebrate this when the team gets into the “red zone”. Sirens go off and the fans mimic pouring out two bottles of ketchup.

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The More You Know

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  • Arkansas hosts the annual World Championship Duck Calling Contest.
  • Russia has a larger surface area than Pluto.
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