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True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t: Sports: 500 Game-Changing Facts from Out of Left Field Author: Shane Carley ISBN: 9781400344383

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: it's 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

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