Roughly six percent of the world's nickel is used to nickel-plate objects to protect them from corrosion. About sixty percent of the nickel mined today goes into alloy production, specifically nickel steels.
1966 Miami Dolphins season. The 1966 Miami Dolphins season was the team's inaugural year as an expansion franchise in the American Football League (AFL). The Dolphins team was founded by attorney/politician Joe Robbie and actor/comedian Danny Thomas. Future Harlem Globetrotters and Montreal Canadiens owner George N. Gillett, Jr. was a minority partner in the Dolphins.
Puerto Rico had produced more big league players than any country other than the United States prior to that. Since Ricky Otero -- who made his debut on April 25, 1995, to become the first drafted player from Puerto Rico to get to the big leagues -- only 63 Puerto Rican players have made it to the Majors.