But March 21 comes and goes every year without anyone pausing to remember that Washington broke the NFL's modern-era color barrier as a member of the Los Angeles Rams on that date in 1946 -- a full year before Robinson's milestone. Every baseball player wears Robinson's No. 42 on April 15.
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Lion Facts & Trivia. 1  Lions are the second largest cat species in the world (behind tigers) 2  The heaviest lion weighed 826 pounds. 3  The roar of a lion can be heard from 5 miles away. 4  In the wild, lions rest for 20 hours a day. 5  Lions can reach speeds of 50 mph, but only in short bursts.