Which ice hockey player holds the lifetime record for scoring goals?
Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings, who scored 801 goals in his 25-year career, from 1946 to 1971 has the lifetime record for scoring goals.
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What football teams constitute the Big Ten?
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