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We've heard before that The Hawthorns is 551 feet above sea level, and that the next highest level eastwards is the Ural Mountains in Russia.

Who else remembers that time in the 70s when Bomber Brown walloped a shot from the left by the Halfords Lane? It thundered against the bar and soared eastwards over the Handsworth End..... 20 minutes later, after halftime, the same ball came crashing back down to earth, and Tony Godden had to pick the ball out of the net. Luckily the linesman had flagged for a throw-in.
Scientists later confirmed that that ball had traces of snow on it consistent with the Urals. Absolutely true.