Fun Facts for Super Bowl Party Banter

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By Joe Heim

Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, February 4, 2007

Having marinated in the Super Bowl's pregame hype for a full two weeks now, you'd probably think you'd know everything there is to know about Chicago and Indianapolis, the Bears and the Colts, Tony and Lovie, Peyton and Rex. Well, you'd probably be right.

But in case you haven't been paying close attention and really want to amaze your fellow Super Bowl partygoers tonight, we thought we'd provide you with random and ridiculous facts about the teams and the cities they reside in.

Did you know, for instance, that last year Indianapolis held the largest wine competition in the United States? Take that, Napa. Or that it was just two years ago that Chicago got rid of a law that once allowed the police department to dump confiscated weapons in Lake Michigan? Hey, we don't make this stuff up. You can put those tidbits and the worthless bounty of information that follows to use any way you see fit during the game (we recommend wagers):

Fun Facts for Super Bowl Party Banter

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