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True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t: Sports: 500 Game-Changing Facts from Out of Left Field

English

By (author): Shane Carley

Poodle clipping was an Olympic sport? Bull$#*t! Discover 500 fascinating facts about sports that are sure to make your next trivia event a slam dunk.

Grab your team and put on your game face: its True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t: Sports! This book isn't just a game-changer; it's a game-winner, packed with 500 jaw-dropping facts that will make you question the very fabric of sports reality. Including facts like:

  • The sport of wife-carrying originated in Finland and has since become an international competition, challenging couples to navigate obstacle courses with the husband carrying the wife on his back.
  • Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen once had a pancake cook-off to see who made them better.
  • The ancient Greeks, founders of the Olympics, competed in the nude, giving new meaning to the term gymnasium, derived from the Greek word gymnos, meaning naked.
  • The sport of table tennis evolved from a Victorian parlor game known as whiff-whaff, enjoyed as a post-dinner entertainment by the upper class in 19th-century England.
  • The first game of basketball was played with a soccer ball and two peach baskets as goals, resulting in a final score of 1-0.

From the wacky to the downright unbelievable, these sports facts will have you exclaiming No way! Gather your fellow sports enthusiasts, dive into the pages of this factual treasure trove, and emerge as the undisputed champion of the ultimate sports trivia showdown!

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Will deliver when available. Publication date 16 Jan 2025

Product Details
  • Weight: 249g
  • Dimensions: 141 x 196mm
  • Publication Date: 16 Jan 2025
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Focus
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781400344383

About Shane Carley

Shane Carleywas born in New Hampshire and after almost a decade in Washington DC he has triumphantly returned to the beautiful Granite State. A longtime aficionado of all types of alcohol Shane jumped at the opportunity to launch a series of cocktail companion books. His love of the written word transcends formal publication and he currently works as a content developer for award-winning PR agency Matter Communications. Shane is a science fiction enthusiast who hopes someday to make the jump into fiction writing. He once met Warren Ellis and it was the greatest moment of his life.

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