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5 unusual facts about Coin flipping


1980 WAFL Grand Final

South Fremantle won the toss and kicked into the light wind in the first quarter.

Jacques Richard

For the 1972–73 season the NHL added two teams, the Atlanta Flames and the New York Islanders, with a coin toss in June 1972 deciding which team would get the first choice in the draft.

Lenny Moore

It was the first time a former Penn State player has been invited to participate in the pre-game coin toss.

Val Jansante

Again in 2007, he was the honorary team captain for the coin toss when the Steelers played the San Francisco 49ers as one of the players from the 40’s decade.

West Lindsey local elections

In 2007 an election for the Scotter ward was decided by the toss of a coin after both candidates finished with the same number of votes, resulting in a victory for the Conservative candidate.



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