Jan 6, 2022

Random Thursday

 

Today there's a variety of sports in our random facts on sports from True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t by Shane Carley. Even though I'm not a sports fan I can admit that some of these factoids are rather interesting. Though I do look forward to the other topics! Lol.


(image borrowed from Wikipedia)

Did you know that Stefan Schwarz, a Swedish soccer player, had a clause in his contract that forbade him from traveling to space?



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Did you know that Bill Sharman is the only player who was ejected from an MLB game without ever actually appearing in a game? Sharman was called up to the Dodgers and was ejected along with the rest team's bench, after what the team viewed as a bad call by the umpire. He would later go onto to be in the Hall of Fame as a basketball player for the Boston Celtics.



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Did you know that Wade Boggs supposedly drank 107 beers in one day while traveling with the rest of the baseball team?



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In lieu of the previous fact, Andre the Giant felt the need to top Boggs' goal by drinking 119 beers in one sitting. One his friends claimed he saw Andre drink 156 in one sitting one time.



(image borrowed from Guy Kawasaki)

Did you know that NFL safety Ronnie Lott once had a finger amputated during a game? He broke his pinky finger and to avoid leaving the game and having a long recovery with the break he just had the doctor take it off.






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