>>OK.. I couldn't resist....
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>>- What's with the bat that looks more like a paddle?
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>Well that's like saying why is a tennis racket like a fishing net. The batter not only has to hit the ball but also has to protect the stumps from it - so a little extra width.
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>>- What's with games that last days at a time?
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>Because they're not all out so easily and can score exciting high runs. Anyway, there's such thing as limited over cricket and one-day cricket. An "over" is 6 deliveries of the ball to the batsman by the bowler.
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>>- What is this thing anyway?
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>Hmmpff!
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>>- Why a sport named after a bug?
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>Why is Americn Football named so when only one person on each team actually touches it with the foot?

The game of American football when originally invented would only allow kicking the ball or running with the ball to advance it. There was no passing allowed until one day when all that changed!