Random Thursday

 

Time to dive back into True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t by Shane Carley! When we last left this book we were still going through the chapter on sports. We've a ways to go in this one, so let's see what new bizarre facts we'll learn today!

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Did you know that Muhammad Ali once fought Superman? It was in a comic book published by DC, but it still happened in some way! Lol. For those wondering, Ali did win the fight!

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Did you know that Wilt Chamberlain once averaged more minutes per fame than there are minutes in an NBA game? His average was 48.5 minutes per game in 1961-1962. This basically evens out to hims playing every minute of every fame, including every minute of overtime. No one has beaten his record to this day.

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Did you know that Fernando Tatis is the only player as of the book's publishing to ever hit 2 grand slams in one inning? He set the MLB record for most RBIs in a single inning!

And how sad is it that I did not realize he was a Cardinals player as I was writing this post? Very sad, very sad indeed! Lol. As previously mentioned, I am not much of a sports fan!

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Pat Summit was the basketball coach of the Tennesse Lady Vols and managed to never have a losing record during her coaching career. She had 38 consecutive winning seasons on her record.

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In 1962, Oscar Robertson averaged a triple-double for an entire season, which is an incredible feat in NBA history! *triple doubles is when you achieve double digits in three scoring categories, which is extremely rare in basketball. Lebron James has just a few more triple-doubles in his ENTIRE career than Robertson had in this one season!