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TIL that many of the national sports teams of New Zealand have nicknames based on the iconic status of the "All Blacks" rugby team, such as the "All Whites" for soccer, "Ice Blacks" for ice hockey, "Diamondblacks" for baseball and "Steel Blacks" for American football

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