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

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

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500 sports facts that will stump your friends, win trivia night, and make every fan say “no way!”

Looking for a funny, easy gift for the sports fan who already has every jersey, mug, and team hat? True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t: Sports delivers 500 unbelievable-but-true sports facts made for trivia nights, game days, stocking stuffers, coach gifts, road trips, white elephant exchanges, and passing around the room.

  • Packed with 500 true stories from the wild side of athletics, including famous athletes, ancient games, forgotten rules, strange sports, and bizarre firsts.
  • Covers mainstream favorites, Olympic history, strange competitions, sports origins, record-breaking moments, and oddball athletic history.
  • Made for quick flipping, out-loud reading, trivia-night warmups, road-trip debates, and “wait, that happened?” reactions.
  • A game-winning gift for dads, coaches, teens, coworkers, graduates, tailgate hosts, stocking stuffers, and fans who already own enough jerseys. 

 

From Olympic oddities and strange competitions to basketball beginnings, record-breaking athletes, bizarre rules, and out-of-left-field moments from sports history, this bite-size trivia book turns any reader into the person with the best fact at the party. Open to any page, read one aloud, and watch the room argue, laugh, and say, “No way that’s real.”

Find 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.

 

Whether you’re buying for a dad, coach, teen, coworker, trivia lover, armchair analyst, or friend who already owns enough team merch, this funny fact book is ready to entertain. It’s quick to read, easy to share, and designed for instant reactions: laughter, disbelief, debate, and the occasional smug victory when you actually knew the answer.

Don’t miss out on other titles in the Mind-Blowing True Facts series.

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  • True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t: World History
  • Contributor(s): Shane Carley
  • About the Contributor(s):

    Shane Carley was born in New Hampshire, and, after almost a decade in Washington, DC, he has triumphantly returned to the beautiful Granite State. 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.

  • ISBN-13 9781400344383
  • Language: English
  • Pages: 256
  • Dimensions: 7.75(h) x 5.45(w) x 0.65(d) inches
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All good. . books arrived in good

"All good. . books arrived in good condition, with timely delivery and are super interesting. Thanks."

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This is a Christmas gift

"This is a Christmas gift that I think will be a huge hit."

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Great book for the trivia

"Great book for the trivia fanatics."

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"Well I’m still waiting on one book. For the email that it was on its way but I never received it. Think I need to stop ordering from Facebook advertising"

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Perfect stocking stuffer!

"Christmas morning all the uncles and boy cousins got these, and it was a flurry of facts flying across the room! Fun gift!"

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All the books I ordered

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Very interesting read

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Great Fun

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