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

Author: Shane Carley

Narrator: Gary Tiedemann

Unabridged: 2 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/12/2024


Synopsis

Prove you are the smartest person in the room with 500 true trivia facts about sports. These facts are so absurd some might even say that they sound like bull$#*t! Explore the slam dunks and the Olympic Golds in this fun addition to the True Facts series that shares all things sports. Give the gift that keeps giving to friends, family, fathers, or grads and test your knowledge.Knowledge is power! Grab your team, put on your game face, and crush the competition at trivia night with True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*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!

About Shane Carley

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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Theediscerning on December 30, 2024

A perfectly acceptable sports trivia book, as long as you're aware the great bulk of it is the North American sports scene – your hockeys, your baseball, basketball, plastic rugby… Only reluctantly, it seems, does it cover the rest of the world, principally with football and the Olympics, and that's......more

Goodreads review by Flor on October 19, 2024

The drawings and format of the book were funny and refreshing. I really really liked the True or False portion. Still, I went into the book thinking this would be a fun trivia-worthy book of facts, but evidently it was not for a casual sports fan like me. The ones I know the rules, teams and players......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on November 27, 2024

True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t: Sports is a collection of fun facts about sports. Separated by each sport, there are facts about hockey, baseball, soccer, the Olympics and other miscellaneous facts. It's fun and entertaining.......more